Vocabulary

  • lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
  • have to: Must do
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • go higher: To increase or rise to a greater level.
  • transitive verb: Abbreviation for 'transitive verb,' a verb that requires a direct object.
  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • irregular verbs: Verbs that do not form their past tense or past participle by adding -ed.
  • by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
  • book on: A book about a particular subject.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
  • easy enough: Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • leg up: Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
  • sit back: To relax and take it easy.
  • in transit: During the process of being transported or moved from one place to another.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • down with: Suffering from an illness.
  • watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
  • at work: Located at one's place of employment
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • love: Person's name
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
  • case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
  • ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
  • blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
  • arise: To stand up
  • national: Concerning a nation as a whole
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
  • irregular: Happening at unequal spaced distances or times
  • anthem: Special song that represents a nation or group
  • pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
  • participle: Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
  • transitive: (Verb) requiring direct object as part of meaning
  • intransitive: (Of verb) not requiring/can have no direct object
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    • anthem

      US /ˈænθəm/

      UK /ˈænθəm/

      • Countable Noun
      • Special song that represents a nation or group
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    • arise

      US /əˈraɪz/

      UK /əˈraɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stand up
      • To result or happen due to a particular event
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    • article

      US /ˈɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /'ɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
      • Piece of writing about a particular subject
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    • ass

      US /æs/

      UK /æs/

      • Noun
      • (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
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    • at work

      US /æt wɚk/

      UK /æt wə:k/

      • Phrase
      • Located at one's place of employment
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • blanket

      US /ˈblæŋkɪt/

      UK /'blæŋkɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something completely so it cannot be seen
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    • book on

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A book about a particular subject.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place a bet on something.
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    • by itself

      US /baɪ ɪtˈsɛlf/

      UK /bai itˈself/

      • Adverb
      • Alone; without help or assistance.
      • Without any external influence or aid.
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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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    • context

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/

      UK /ˈkɒntekst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set of facts surrounding a person or event
      • The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
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    • down with

      US /daʊn wɪð/

      UK /daun wið/

      • Adjective
      • Suffering from an illness.
      • Agreeable to; in favor of.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of opposition to something.
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    • easy enough

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
      • Acceptable or satisfactory in its ease.
      A2
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    • go higher

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To increase or rise to a greater level.
      • To move to a higher physical position.
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • in transit

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • During the process of being transported or moved from one place to another.
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    • intransitive

      US /ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪv, -zɪ-/

      UK /ɪnˈtrænsətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • (Of verb) not requiring/can have no direct object
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    • irregular

      US /ɪˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ɪˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Happening at unequal spaced distances or times
      • Being unusual, unexpected, or not normal
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    • irregular verbs

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Verbs that do not form their past tense or past participle by adding -ed.
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    • lay

      US /le/

      UK /leɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Amateur; not being a trained priest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a bet on a game outcome
      • (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
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    • leg up

      US /lɛɡ ʌp/

      UK /leɡ ʌp/

      • Noun
      • Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
      • An advantage that helps someone to succeed.
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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
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    • lie down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
      • Phrase
      A2
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    • lie in

      US /lai ɪn/

      UK /lai in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
      A2
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
      A1
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    • national

      US /ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl/

      UK /'næʃnəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a nation as a whole
      • Countable Noun
      • A person of a particular country
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    • object

      US /ˈɑbdʒɪkt/

      UK /'ɒbdʒɪkt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
      • Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
      • To state one's reason for disagreement
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on the floor

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
      • Actively participating in dancing or other floor-based activities.
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    • on the table

      US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of a table.
      • Available for consideration or discussion.
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    • participle

      US /pɑ:rˈtɪsɪpl/

      UK /pɑ:ˈtɪsɪpl/

      • Participle
      • Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
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    • pen

      US /pɛn/

      UK /pen/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
      • Writing tool that uses ink
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put animals, people in a fenced or closed area
      • To write (a song, love letter, etc.)
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
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    • regular

      US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
      • Occurring or being done frequently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Customers who frequently visit a place
      • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
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    • sit back

      US /sit bæk/

      UK /sit bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To relax and take it easy.
      • To refrain from taking action or getting involved.
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    • stand for

      US /stænd fɔr/

      UK /stænd fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
      • To represent or symbolize
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    • talk about it

      US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/

      UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To discuss a particular subject.
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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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    • tense

      US /tɛns/

      UK /tens/

      • Noun
      • The use of grammar to state the time things happen
      • Adjective
      • Unable to relax; feeling nervous or stressed
      • Stretched tight and stiff
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • tired

      US /ˈtaɪərd/

      UK /ˈtaɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
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    • transitive

      US /ˈtrænsɪtɪv, -zɪ-/

      UK /ˈtrænsətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • (Verb) requiring direct object as part of meaning
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    • transitive verb

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • Abbreviation for 'transitive verb,' a verb that requires a direct object.
      • Noun
      • A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
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    • under control

      US /ˈʌndɚ kənˈtrol/

      UK /ˈʌndə kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
      • Having one's emotions or impulses restrained.
      • Phrase
      • A situation that is being managed effectively.
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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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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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    • watch out

      US /wɑtʃ aʊt/

      UK /wɔtʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be careful; to be alert to danger
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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    Confusing English: LIE or LAY? RAISE, RISE, or ARISE?

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