Vocabulary

  • let down
  • the following: Next in order or sequence.
  • once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
  • upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
  • burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
  • in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
  • from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • search for: To try to find someone or something.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • climb up: To ascend or move to a higher position by using one's hands and feet.
  • face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • set eyes on: To see someone or something for the first time.
  • stay in: To remain inside one's home.
  • night and day: Continuously; all the time.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • in secret: Done or kept in a way that is not known or seen by others.
  • no doubts: Certainly; without question (plural form).
  • hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
  • beautiful: Having dome something well
  • wife: Married woman
  • day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
  • husband: Married man
  • daughter: A female child of someone
  • girl: A female child; a young woman
  • night: Time when sun does not shine
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
  • window: Opening in a wall or door to let in light
  • live: To be alive
  • late: At a time after the expected time
  • look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
  • castle: Large defensive building in historical times
  • climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • lovely: Attractive or beautiful
  • song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
  • top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • call: A order or request for action
  • pray: To speak to your god to request help
  • storm: To act violently or angrily
  • care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • prince: Person's name
  • tower: Tall, narrow building
  • lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
  • locked: To become fixed in place and hard to move
  • voice: Ability to sing well
  • request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • punish: To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • happily: In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
  • grab: To take and hold something quickly
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
  • kingdom: Category of the natural world
  • claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
  • moonlight: To work at a second job (often late at night)
  • wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
  • vanished: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
  • descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
  • betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
  • desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
  • shed: Small building used for storage
  • rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
  • witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
  • resolve: To make a decision to do something
  • anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
  • noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
  • infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
  • golden: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
  • singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
  • scissor: To cut with or as if with scissors
  • wrath: (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
  • steed: A fine horse, e.g. ridden by a knight
  • dreary: Dull and making you feel sad or bored
  • dearest: Most loved or valued
  • hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
  • thorn: Sharp point on the stem/branches of some plants
  • maiden: Being the earliest or first
  • sever: To cut off
  • traitor: Person who betrays your country or someone's trust
  • curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
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    • anticipate

      US /ænˈtɪsəˌpet/

      UK /æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To expect or look ahead to something positively
      • To be aware of something that might happen
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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    • baby

      US /ˈbeɪbi/

      UK /ˈbeɪbi/

      • Countable Noun
      • A very young child, who cannot yet speak
      • Transitive Verb
      • To treat someone as if they were newly born
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    • betray

      US /bɪˈtre/

      UK /bɪ'treɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
      • To reveal something unintentionally.
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    • burst into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
      • To suddenly express an emotion.
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    • castle

      US /ˈkæsl/

      UK /ˈkɑ:sl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large defensive building in historical times
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    • claim

      US /klem/

      UK /kleɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To say that something is true, often without proof.
      • A statement that something is true.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
      • To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
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    • climb up

      US /klaɪm ʌp/

      UK /klaim ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To ascend or move to a higher position by using one's hands and feet.
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • curse

      US /kɚs/

      UK /kɜ:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To use offensive language when angry; swear
      • Noun
      • Act to cause trouble to others
      • A word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.
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    • dare

      US /der/

      UK /deə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To challenge someone to do something that is risky
      • To have enough courage to do something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A dangerous or risky act people are afraid to do
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    • dearest

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Most loved or valued
      • Being the being the most expensive
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    • descend

      US /dɪˈsɛnd/

      UK /dɪˈsend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
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    • desert

      US /ˈdɛzət/

      UK /'dezət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To leave a place for ever; abandon
      • To leave when one is needed or expected to stay
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
      • A punishment or reward that is deserved.
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    • desperately

      US /ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ/

      UK /'despərətlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that shows you don't have much hope
      • In a way that shows despair.
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    • dreary

      US /ˈdrɪri/

      UK /ˈdrɪəri/

      • Adjective
      • Dull and making you feel sad or bored
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    • face to face

      US /fes tu fes/

      UK /feis tu: feis/

      • Adverb
      • (Meeting) while looking at someone
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    • from now on

      US /frʌm naʊ ɑn/

      UK /frɔm nau ɔn/

      • Phrase
      • Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
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    • golden

      US /ˈgoʊldən/

      UK /ˈgəʊldən/

      • Adjective
      • Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
      • Made of gold
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    • grab

      US /ɡræb/

      UK /ɡræb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and hold something quickly
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    • hack

      US /hæk/

      UK /hæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To illegally access someone else's computer
      • To cut away plants and branches to make a path
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dry cough
      • Horse for hire to work or pull a vehicle for a fee
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    • happily

      US /ˈhæpɪli/

      UK /ˈhæpɪli/

      • Adverb
      • In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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    • in return

      US /ɪn rɪˈtɚn/

      UK /in riˈtə:n/

      • Adverb
      • As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
      • Phrase
      • As compensation or consideration for something.
      • As a reaction or response to something.
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    • in secret

      US /ɪn ˈsiːkrət/

      UK /in ˈsiːkrət/

      • Phrase
      • Done or kept in a way that is not known or seen by others.
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    • infant

      US /'ɪnfənt/

      UK /'ɪnfənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
      • The early stage of development of something.
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    • kingdom

      US /ˈkɪŋdəm/

      UK /'kɪŋdəm/

      • Noun
      • Category of the natural world
      • Country e.g. United Kingdom
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    • let down

      US /lɛt daʊn/

      UK /let daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To disappoint someone (e.g. by breaking a promise)
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    • lettuce

      US /ˈlɛtəs/

      UK /ˈletɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
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    • locked

      US /lɔkt/

      UK /lɔkt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become fixed in place and hard to move
      • Adjective
      • Fixed in place and hard to move
      • Closed by a key or code
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    • maiden

      US /ˈmedn/

      UK /ˈmeɪdn/

      • Adjective
      • Being the earliest or first
      • Countable Noun
      • Unmarried woman or young girl
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    • moonlight

      US /ˈmunˌlaɪt/

      UK /ˈmu:nlaɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work at a second job (often late at night)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Light of the moon
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    • night and day

      US /naɪt ənd de/

      UK /nait ænd dei/

      • Phrase
      • Continuously; all the time.
      • Noun
      • The contrast between two very different things.
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    • no doubts

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Certainly; without question (plural form).
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    • noble

      US /'noʊbl/

      UK /'nəʊbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being admirable and honorable in character
      • Concerning or being a member a high social class
      • Countable Noun
      • Titled peer of the realm e.g. a lord, duke
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    • once upon a time

      US /wʌns əˈpɑn e taɪm/

      UK /wʌns əˈpɔn ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
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    • pray

      US /pre/

      UK /preɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak to your god to request help
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To wish or hope for something to happen or be true
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    • prince

      US /prɪns/

      UK /prɪns/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Countable Noun
      • Son of a king
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    • punish

      US /ˈpʌnɪʃ/

      UK /'pʌnɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
      • To treat something or someone roughly
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    • request

      US /rɪˈkwɛst/

      UK /rɪ'kwest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask for, usually politely and formally
      • Noun
      • Thing that has been asked for
      • A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
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    • resolve

      US /rɪˈzɑlv/

      UK /rɪ'zɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a decision to do something
      • To find an answer, solution to a problem/ question
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Firm determination to do something.
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    • rope

      US /rop/

      UK /rəʊp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A thick string made by twisting fibers together
      • Transitive Verb
      • To tie/attach animals, etc. together using a rope
      • To enclose or cordon off an area with a rope.
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    • scissor

      US /ˈsɪzɚ/

      UK /'sɪzə/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut with or as if with scissors
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    • search for

      US /sɚtʃ fɔr/

      UK /sə:tʃ fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find someone or something.
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    • set eyes on

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something for the first time.
      • To have a strong desire to obtain something.
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    • sever

      US /ˈsɛvɚ/

      UK /'sevə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut off
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    • shed

      US /ʃed/

      UK /ʃed/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small building used for storage
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lose something as a natural process e.g. hair
      • Got rid of something that was no longer wanted or needed.
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    • singe

      US /sɪndʒ/

      UK /sɪndʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To burn lightly, often to remove hair
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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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    • steed

      US /stid/

      UK /sti:d/

      • Countable Noun
      • A fine horse, e.g. ridden by a knight
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    • the following

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Next in order or sequence.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • What is about to be said or written.
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    • thorn

      US /θɔ:rn/

      UK /θɔ:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sharp point on the stem/branches of some plants
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    • tower

      US /ˈtaʊɚ/

      UK /'taʊə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, narrow building
      • Tall metal structure for broadcasting, or the view
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very good at something
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    • traitor

      US /ˈtretɚ/

      UK /ˈtreɪtə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who betrays your country or someone's trust
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    • upon a time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
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    • vanished

      US /'vænɪʃd/

      UK /'vænɪʃd/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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    • wander

      US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/

      UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
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    • witch

      US /wɪtʃ/

      UK /wɪtʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Woman believed to have magical powers
      • Mean and ugly old woman
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    • wrath

      US /ræθ/

      UK /rɒθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
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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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