Vocabulary

  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • right up your street: Exactly the kind of thing you like or are interested in.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • at any rate: Whatever happens; in any case; anyway.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • take on: To acquire a new characteristic
  • in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
  • such as: For example; like
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
  • quiz question: A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
  • gobble up: To eat something quickly and greedily.
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • tale: Story that is not true
  • fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
  • genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
  • play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • white: Person's name
  • dark: Of a color that is not light
  • hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
  • red: Being the color of blood
  • inception: Beginning or start of (institution or business)
  • snow: Person's name
  • childish: Typical of a child in being silly or immature
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    • adult

      US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/

      UK /ˈædʌlt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person or animal that is fully grown
      • A fully grown animal.
      • Adjective
      • Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
      • Containing sexually explicit material.
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    • at any rate

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Whatever happens; in any case; anyway.
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • childish

      US /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Typical of a child in being silly or immature
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    • date back

      US /det bæk/

      UK /deit bæk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have existed since a particular time in the past.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have originated at a certain time in the past.
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    • evidence of

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
      • Something that shows that something else exists or is true.
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    • fairy

      US /ˈfɛri/

      UK /'feərɪ/

      • Noun
      • Small imaginary being that can do magic
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • genre

      US /ˈʒɑnrə/

      UK /'ʒɒ̃rə/

      • Noun
      • Category of art, music with its own qualities
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    • gobble up

      US /ˈɡɑbəl ʌp/

      UK /ˈgɔbəl ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To eat something quickly and greedily.
      • To acquire or take over something quickly and completely.
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    • hood

      US /hʊd/

      UK /hʊd/

      • Noun
      • Front part of the car that covers the engine
      • A head covering attached to a cape, sweater etc.
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    • in little

      US /ɪn ˈlɪtl/

      UK /in ˈlɪtl/

      • other
      • To a small extent; insignificantly.
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    • in the past

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • inception

      US /ɪnˈsɛpʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈsepʃn/

      • Noun
      • Beginning or start of (institution or business)
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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
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    • quiz question

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      • Countable Noun
      • A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
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    • right 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.
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    • right up your street

      US /raɪt ʌp jʊr strit/

      UK /raɪt ʌp jə stri:t/

      • other
      • Exactly the kind of thing you like or are interested in.
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • take on

      US /tek ɑn/

      UK /teik ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To acquire a new characteristic
      • To accept a new responsibility, role
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    • tale

      US /tel/

      UK /teɪl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Story that is not true
      • Story about colorful and imaginary events
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
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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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