Vocabulary

  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • off of: From a position on something; down from.
  • in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
  • once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
  • plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
  • generous: Giving or ready to give freely
  • thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
  • string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
  • sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
  • wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • pearl: Person's name
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
  • bent: To become curved or no longer straight
  • romantic: Relating to courtship or love
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • snuck: To move around in a way so no one will see you
  • mumbling: To speak without being clear or loud enough
  • thankfully: In a glad way, e.g. when bad thing is over
  • masquerade: Fancy-dress party where people often wear masks
  • princess: Daughter of a king and queen
  • tuxedo: (Formal) jacket trousers, often worn with bow tie
  • clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
  • creak: (Of door, etc.) to make a loud squeaking noise
  • whoosh: Sound made when something moves quickly past you
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    • ammunition

      US /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/

      UK /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • bent

      US /bɛnt/

      UK /bent/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become curved or no longer straight
      • To turn in a different direction, as a road
      • Adjective
      • Become curved or no longer straight
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    • clothe

      US /kloʊð/

      UK /kləʊð/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
      B1
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    • creak

      US /kri:k/

      UK /kri:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of door, etc.) to make a loud squeaking noise
      B2
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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
      B2
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    • generous

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəs/

      UK /ˈdʒenərəs/

      • Adjective
      • Giving or ready to give freely
      • (Of an amount) larger than usual; lavish
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    • in a while

      US /ɪn e hwaɪl/

      UK /in ə hwail/

      • Phrase
      • In a short period of time; soon.
      • For a short period of time; soon.
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
      A2
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    • masquerade

      US /ˌmæskəˈred/

      UK /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/

      • Noun
      • Fancy-dress party where people often wear masks
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To pretend to be someone/something you are not
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    • mumbling

      US /'mʌmblɪŋ/

      UK /'mʌmblɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak without being clear or loud enough
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    • off of

      US /ɔf ʌv/

      UK /ɔf ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • From a position on something; down from.
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    • on the streets

      US /ɑn ðə strits/

      UK /ɒn ðə stri:ts/

      • other
      • Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
      B2
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    • once in a while

      US //wʌns ɪn ə waɪl//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occasionally; not very often.
      • Occasionally; not very often.
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    • pair

      US /per/

      UK /peə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
      • Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put two things or people together
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    • pearl

      US /pɜ:rl/

      UK /pɜ:l/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ball formed in oysters used in jewelry
      • Someone, something that is admired, among the best
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    • plot

      US /plɑt/

      UK /plɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
      • Series of events that form the main story
      • Transitive Verb
      • To mark a path, etc. on a map, using lines or dots
      • To devise or develop a dramatic storyline
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
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    • princess

      US /ˈprɪnsɪs, -ˌsɛs, prɪnˈsɛs/

      UK /ˌprɪnˈses/

      • Countable Noun
      • Daughter of a king and queen
      A2
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    • romantic

      US /roʊˈmæntɪk/

      UK /rəʊˈmæntɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Relating to courtship or love
      • Being impractical, unrealistic, or idealistic
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • People who like love, candlelit dinners, etc.
      • Person living in a fantasy-like world not reality
      A2
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    • sniff

      US /snɪf/

      UK /snɪf/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
      • To breathe in noisily through nose, as when crying
      • Noun
      • A noisy breath through your nose
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    • snuck

      US /snʌk/

      UK /snʌk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move around in a way so no one will see you
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take something somewhere/give secretly
      B2
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    • string

      US /strɪŋ/

      UK /strɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tie or connect things together with a thread
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A line of connected objects
      • Thick thread; thin rope
      A2
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    • suck

      US /sʌk/

      UK /sʌk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull or remove something with great power
      • To attract someone; make someone interested
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
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    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
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    • thankfully

      US /ˈθæŋkfəli/

      UK /ˈθæŋkfəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a glad way, e.g. when bad thing is over
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    • thrill

      US /θrɪl/

      UK /θrɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
      • A sudden feeling of fear or excitement.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel sudden excitement or pleasure
      • To cause someone to feel excited and pleased.
      A2
      More
    • trip

      US /trɪp/

      UK /trɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
      A2
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
      A2
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    • tuxedo

      US /tʌkˈsi:doʊ/

      UK /tʌkˈsi:dəʊ/

      • Noun
      • (Formal) jacket trousers, often worn with bow tie
      C1
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    • upbeat

      US /ˈʌpˌbit/

      UK /ˈʌpbi:t/

      • Adjective
      • Being positive and cheerful
      C1
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • wanna

      US /ˈwɑnə/

      UK /'wɒnə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
      B2
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    • whoosh

      US /hwuʃ, wuʃ, hwʊʃ, wʊʃ/

      UK /wʊʃ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound made when something moves quickly past you
      • Intransitive Verb
      • Gush or squirt out
      B2
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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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