Vocabulary

  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
  • around the corner: Very near; close by.
  • look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
  • break the bank: To cost too much money; to use up all of one's savings.
  • second hand: (Of goods) already used
  • in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
  • retail: Business of selling products to the public
  • tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
  • history: Established pattern or record
  • stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
  • road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
  • charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
  • habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
  • city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
  • royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
  • memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
  • hill: High land not as high as a mountain
  • renowned: Widely known and esteemed
  • park: Person's name
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    • around the corner

      US /əˈraʊnd ði ˈkɔrnɚ/

      UK /əˈraund ðə ˈkɔ:nə/

      • Phrase
      • Very near; close by.
      • About to happen; approaching soon.
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    • break the bank

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      UK

      • Idiom
      • To cost too much money; to use up all of one's savings.
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    • charm

      US /tʃɑrm/

      UK /tʃɑ:m/

      • Noun
      • Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause others to like you or do what you want
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    • for short

      US /fɔr ʃɔrt/

      UK /fɔ: ʃɔ:t/

      • Phrase
      • As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
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    • habitat

      US /ˈhæbɪˌtæt/

      UK /'hæbɪtæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Natural place where a plant or animal lives
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hill

      US /hɪl/

      UK /hɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • High land not as high as a mountain
      • Where the road or land goes upward; slope
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • history

      US /ˈhɪstəri/

      UK /'hɪstrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Established pattern or record
      • Study of past events as an academic subject
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    • in need

      US /ɪn nid/

      UK /in ni:d/

      • Phrase
      • Not having the necessary things, such as food
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • look through

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To examine carefully to see what is there
      • To search for something among a collection of things.
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    • memorial

      US /məˈmɔriəl, -ˈmor-/

      UK /mə'mɔ:rɪəl/

      • Noun
      • Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
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    • renowned

      US /rɪˈnaʊnd/

      UK /rɪˈnaʊnd/

      • Adjective
      • Widely known and esteemed
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    • retail

      US /ˈriˌtel/

      UK /'ri:teɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Business of selling products to the public
      • Adverb
      • Bought or sold in a store or shop
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    • royal

      US /ˈrɔɪəl/

      UK /'rɔɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
      • Concerning a king or queen
      • Noun
      • A member of a royal family.
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    • second hand

      US /ˈsɛkənd hænd/

      UK /ˈsekənd hænd/

      • Adverb
      • (Of goods) already used
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    • stay in

      US /ste ɪn/

      UK /stei in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remain inside one's home.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
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    • stroll

      US /strol/

      UK /strəʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
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    • tour

      US /tʊr/

      UK /tʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel to several places to perform a show
      • To visit several places for pleasure
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A trip to several places to perform a show
      • A journey to visit several places for pleasure
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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