Vocabulary

  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • decade: Period of 10 years
  • initial: First letter of your given name
  • atmosphere: Air around us
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
  • detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
  • science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
  • additional: Further or added
  • dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • central: Being in the middle
  • part: Division of a book
  • pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
  • imagery: Use of symbolism to help imagine something
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
  • united: To join or come together for the same goal
  • international: Of or relating to several countries
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • aura: Distinctive feeling or mood coming from a person
  • watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • pollutant: Toxic substance harmful to the environment
  • large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
  • tracking: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • datum: Item of factual information
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    • additional

      US /ə'dɪʃənl/

      UK /əˈdɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Further or added
      • Extra to what already exists
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    • at the same time

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • atmosphere

      US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/

      UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Air around us
      • Feeling or mood of a place
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    • aura

      US /ˈɔrə/

      UK /'ɔ:rə/

      • Noun
      • Distinctive feeling or mood coming from a person
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    • central

      US /ˈsɛntrəl/

      UK /'sentrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being in the middle
      • Most significant or important
      • Noun
      • The central part of a country or region.
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • datum

      US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/

      UK /ˈdeɪtəm/

      • Noun
      • Item of factual information
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    • decade

      US /ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked/

      UK /ˈdekeɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Period of 10 years
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    • detect

      US /dɪˈtɛkt/

      UK /dɪˈtekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discover or identify the presence of something
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    • dioxide

      US /daɪˈɑksaɪd/

      UK /daɪˈɒksaɪd/

      • Noun
      • An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
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    • dramatically

      US /drəˈmætɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /drə'mætɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a sudden or extreme manner
      • In a theatrical or exaggerated manner.
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • global

      US /ˈgloʊbl/

      UK /ˈgləʊbl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
      • Of, affecting, or involving the entire world
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    • imagery

      US /ˈɪmɪdʒri/

      UK /'ɪmɪdʒərɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of symbolism to help imagine something
      • Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
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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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    • initial

      US /ɪˈnɪʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'nɪʃl/

      • Noun
      • First letter of your given name
      • The beginning or commencement of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To authorize something by writing your initials
      • To mark or sign with one's initials.
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    • nitrogen

      US /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/

      UK /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A colorless chemical element without a smell
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • pollutant

      US /pəˈlutn:t/

      UK /pəˈlu:tənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Toxic substance harmful to the environment
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    • pollution

      US /pəˈluʃən/

      UK /pəˈlu:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dangerous substances released into an environment
      • The action of polluting; the state of being polluted.
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    • president

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənt/

      • Noun
      • Person in charge of a country, or organization
      • The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • satellite

      US /ˈsætlˌaɪt/

      UK /'sætəlaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device sent into space that aids communication
      • Natural object in space that moves around another
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    • science

      US /ˈsaɪəns/

      UK /'saɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the physical world, based on facts
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • tracking

      US /ˈtrækɪŋ/

      UK /'trækɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move along a certain course
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The collection and analysis of data related to the movement or behavior of users or objects.
      • The process of recording separate audio channels in music production.
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    • united

      US /juˈnaɪtɪd/

      UK /jʊ'naɪtɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To join or come together for the same goal
      • Adjective
      • Joined or combined together
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    • work together

      US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
      A1
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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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