applause
US /əˈplɔz/
UK /ə'plɔ:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
B1Morecarnival
US /ˈkɑrnəvəl/
UK /'kɑ:nɪvl/
- Noun
- Traveling amusement show with rides and sideshows
B1Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoreharbor
US /ˈhɑrbɚ/
UK /'hɑ:bə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of water protected by land and used by ships
- Place providing comfort and shelter from danger
- Transitive Verb
- To contain, have, hide or protect something
- To feel certain thoughts/emotions for a long time
B1Morehas over
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To invite someone to your house.
- To have more than a certain number or amount.
A1Morehaunt
US /hɔnt, hɑnt/
UK /hɔ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
- Noun
- Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moremaze
US /mez/
UK /meɪz/
- Noun
- Network of paths you have to make your way through
B2Moreright 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.
A1Morescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Morewait for
US /wet fɔr/
UK /weit fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait until someone comes, or something happens
A1Moreweirdo
US /ˈwɪrdoʊ/
UK /ˈwɪədəʊ/
- Noun
- Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
B1Morewhip
US /hwɪp, wɪp/
UK /wɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat thoroughly or easily
- To beat with a type of long rope
- Countable Noun
- A long rope used to hit people or animals
B1Morewildest dreams
US
UK
- Phrase
- The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
A2More
Vocabulary
- wildest dreams: The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
- has over: To invite someone to your house.
- have to: Must do
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
- stop: To block or close something
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- weirdo: Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
- God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
- maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- carnival: Traveling amusement show with rides and sideshows
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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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Andy and Amy's Haunted Ship Adventure
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Duan Le posted on 2015/11/05Get ready for some screams with Andy and Amy's adventure through the spooky Dark Harbor and a terrifying Circus Maze! You'll love their jump scares and paired reactions, and it's a fantastic way to practice simple sentence structures and situational dialogue.
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