chalk
US /tʃɔk/
UK /tʃɔ:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To draw or write something with chalk
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard white powder used for drawing on boards
- Soft white rock made of limestone
B1Morecross
US /krɔs, krɑs/
UK /krɒs/
- Adjective
- Angry and upset
- From one side of something to the other
- Transitive Verb
- To put one thing over another e.g. arms
- To breed one type of animal or plant with another
A2Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredeserve
US /dɪˈzɚv/
UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
A2TOEICMorefool
US /ful/
UK /fu:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- Person kept by royalty to entertain with jokes
- Transitive Verb
- To trick someone; to deceive
A2Morego out
US /ɡo aʊt/
UK /ɡəu aut/
- Phrase
- To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
- Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
A1Morehold on
US /hold ɑn/
UK /həuld ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- To wait for a short time.
A1Morein color
US
UK
- Phrase
- Displayed or produced using all colors; not black and white.
- Adjective
- Full of vivid colors; bright and vibrant.
A1Morekaraoke
US /ˌkærɪ'oʊkɪ/
UK /ˌkærɪ'əʊkɪ/
- Noun
- Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
C1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moreluckily
US /ˈlʌkɪli/
UK /'lʌkɪlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a good way; by good fortune
A2Moremama
US /ˈmɑmə/
UK /'mæmə/
- Noun
- A mother
B2Moremicrophone
US /ˈmaɪkrəˌfon/
UK /ˈmaɪkrəfəʊn/
- Noun
- Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
B1Morepistol
US /ˈpɪstəl/
UK /'pɪstl/
- Noun
- Small hand gun
B1Morepunk
US /pʌŋk/
UK /pʌŋk/
- Noun
- Violent or criminal young man
B2Morerapping
US /'ræpɪŋ/
UK /'ræpɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- Performing rap music.
- Noun
- Singing in the rap style
B1Moreright back
US /raɪt bæk/
UK /rait bæk/
- Interjection
- Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- Adverb
- Immediately; very soon after going.
A1Moreshadow
US /ˈʃædo/
UK /'ʃædəʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something with shade
- To secretly follow a person
- Noun
- Person who follows another person to observe them
- Area of darkness that is caused by blocked light
A2Moresing along
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To join in singing with someone or something.
A2Moresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
B1Moretrip
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
A2Morevalley
US /ˈvæli/
UK /'vælɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area between mountains with river running through
- The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof surfaces.
A2Morewalk through
US /wɔk θru/
UK /wɔ:k θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To show someone carefully how to do something
A1Morewonderful
US /'wʌndərfl/
UK /ˈwʌndəfl/
- Adjective
- Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
A2More
Vocabulary
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- in color: Displayed or produced using all colors; not black and white.
- sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- cross: Angry and upset
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- singing: To make musical sounds with your voice
- color: To change or affect someone's opinion
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- talk: Style of speaking
- rapping: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- luck: Accidental way things happen, often good things
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- happen: To take place or occur
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- left: To go away from; depart
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- intro: Opening part of a text or piece of music
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- luckily: In a good way; by good fortune
- shadow: To cover something with shade
- valley: Area between mountains with river running through
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- microphone: Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- unheard: Not heard; not perceived by the ear.
- pistol: Small hand gun
- chalk: To draw or write something with chalk
- punk: Violent or criminal young man
- karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
- mama: A mother
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
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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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Brittany Snow's Gangsta's Paradise
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SylviaQQ posted on 2015/09/05Ever wondered how Brittany Snow tackled "Gangsta's Paradise" on the Ellen Show? This super fun clip is a fantastic chance to catch some playful 90s rap karaoke and pick up on simple sentence structures and situational dialogue you'd hear in a lively TV interview!
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