Vocabulary

  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • middle child: A child who has both older and younger siblings.
  • younger sister: A female sibling born after oneself.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • talk on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
  • get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • primary: Most important, most basic or essential
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • gap: Distance between two objects
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • part: Division of a book
  • extended: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • university: High-level educational institution; college
  • dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
  • delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
  • sample: To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
  • overseas: In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
  • aunt: Sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
  • newborn: Having just/recently arisen or come into existence
  • tennis: Game played by hitting a ball over a net
  • basketball: Team game played to throw the ball through a hoop
  • uncle: Brother of a parent or the husband of your aunt
  • grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
  • skype: To communicate using the software 'skype'
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    • aunt

      US /ænt/

      UK /ɑ:nt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle
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    • basketball

      US /ˈbæskɪtbɔːl/

      UK /ˈbɑ:skɪtbɔ:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Team game played to throw the ball through a hoop
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • delicious

      US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
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    • dot

      US /dɑt/

      UK /dɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place small amounts/things in various places
      • To mark something by placing a small, round spot
      • Noun
      • Small round mark
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    • extended

      US /ɪkˈstɛndɪd/

      UK /ɪkˈstendɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
      • To reach from one point to another
      • Adjective
      • Made longer or larger.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • gap

      US /ɡæp/

      UK /ɡæp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Distance between two objects
      • A difference or disparity.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make an opening or gap in something.
      • To bridge or close a gap.
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    • get together

      US /ɡɛt təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /ɡet təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gather, or come together for some purpose
      • To start a romantic relationship.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To meet for social or recreational purposes.
      • To start a romantic relationship.
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    • grandmother

      US /ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /ˈgrænmʌðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Your mother or father's mother
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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
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    • middle child

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A child who has both older and younger siblings.
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    • newborn

      US /ˈnu:bɔ:rn/

      UK /ˈnju:bɔ:n/

      • Adjective
      • Having just/recently arisen or come into existence
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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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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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    • overseas

      US /ˌoʊvərˈsi:z/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈsi:z/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
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    • primary

      US /ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri/

      UK /'praɪmərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Most important, most basic or essential
      • Happening first; earliest
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    • regularly

      US /ˈregjələrli/

      UK /ˈregjələli/

      • Adverb
      • At the usual time each day, week, or month
      • In a normal or customary way.
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • sample

      US /ˈsæmpl/

      UK /ˈsɑ:mpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
      • Noun
      • A small quantity of something used as a taster
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    • skype

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To communicate using the software 'skype'
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    • speak to

      US /spik tu/

      UK /spi:k tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To address or communicate with someone.
      • To indicate or suggest something; to be relevant to.
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • talk on

      US /tɔk ɑn/

      UK /tɔ:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To talk at length about a particular subject.
      • To scold or lecture someone at length.
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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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    • tennis

      US /'tenɪs/

      UK /'tenɪs/

      • Noun
      • Game played by hitting a ball over a net
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    • uncle

      US /ˈʌŋkəl/

      UK /'ʌŋkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Brother of a parent or the husband of your aunt
      A2
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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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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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    • weekend

      US /ˈwi:kend/

      UK /ˌwi:kˈend/

      • Noun
      • Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
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    • younger sister

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A female sibling born after oneself.
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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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