Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
  • once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
  • upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
  • feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
  • feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • cap off: To end something in an exciting or extreme way
  • speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • from nowhere: Suddenly appearing without warning or expectation.
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
  • cast: People who appear in a play or movie
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
  • curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
  • destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • spell: To lead to future trouble
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • evil: Act considered morally bad
  • shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • wizard: Man with magical powers
  • royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
  • crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
  • shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
  • owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
  • cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
  • castle: Large defensive building in historical times
  • blonde: Having hair of pale yellow color; of such hair
  • cap: Covering for the end or top of something
  • tower: Tall, narrow building
  • princess: Daughter of a king and queen
  • lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
  • ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
  • clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
  • swan: Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
  • frog: Small hopping amphibian
  • crossbow: Medieval bow where arrow is fired with great force
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    • at night

      US /æt naɪt/

      UK /æt nait/

      • Phrase
      • During the night; in the nighttime.
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • blonde

      US /blɑ:nd/

      UK /blɒnd/

      • Adjective
      • Having hair of pale yellow color; of such hair
      • Noun
      • Person with pale yellow hair color
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    • cage

      US /kedʒ/

      UK /keɪdʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put (an animal) in a box made of metal bars
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    • cap

      US /kæp/

      UK /kæp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Covering for the end or top of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover the top or end of an object
      • To limit the amount of usage of something
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    • cap off

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To end something in an exciting or extreme way
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To end something in an exciting or extreme way
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    • cast

      US /kæst/

      UK /kɑ:st/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • People who appear in a play or movie
      • Small amount of a particular color
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
      • To describe someone's personality or character
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    • castle

      US /ˈkæsl/

      UK /ˈkɑ:sl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large defensive building in historical times
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    • clothe

      US /kloʊð/

      UK /kləʊð/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • crossbow

      US /ˈkrɔ:sboʊ/

      UK /ˈkrɒsbəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Medieval bow where arrow is fired with great force
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    • crown

      US /kraʊn/

      UK /kraʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
      • To officially give someone the winners title
      • Noun
      • A gold ring put on a King or Queen’s head
      • An artificial cap on a tooth
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    • curtain

      US /ˈkɚtn/

      UK /'kɜ:tn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of cloth used to cover a window
      • A screen in a theatre that can be raised or lowered
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    • destroy

      US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

      UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage so badly that something no longer exists
      • To defeat someone or something easily
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    • evil

      US /ˈivəl/

      UK /'i:vl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Act considered morally bad
      • Adjective
      • Morally bad; causing harm to people
      • Profoundly immoral and wicked.
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    • feel happy

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
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    • feel like

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a desire or inclination for something.
      • To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • frog

      US /frɔ:g/

      UK /frɒg/

      • Noun
      • Small hopping amphibian
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    • from nowhere

      US /frəm ˈnoʊwɛɚ/

      UK /frəm ˈnəʊweə/

      • other
      • Suddenly appearing without warning or expectation.
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
      • Verb Phrase
      • to surrender an item; hand over an item
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    • go away

      US /ɡo əˈwe/

      UK /ɡəu əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go on vacation
      • To leave; depart.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in love with

      US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Feeling romantic love for someone.
      • Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
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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, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • jealous

      US /ˈdʒɛləs/

      UK /ˈdʒeləs/

      • Adjective
      • Wishing you were like someone or had their things
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • lock

      US /lɑ:k/

      UK /lɒk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become fixed in place and hard to move
      • To use a key, code so others can't open something
      • Countable Noun
      • Small portion of your hair that hangs together
      • Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
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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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    • once upon a time

      US /wʌns əˈpɑn e taɪm/

      UK /wʌns əˈpɔn ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
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    • out of it

      US /aʊt ʌv ɪt/

      UK /aut ɔv it/

      • Adjective
      • Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
      • Not able to think clearly or react quickly; not with it.
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    • owl

      US /aʊl/

      UK /aʊl/

      • Noun
      • Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
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    • palace

      US /ˈpælɪs/

      UK /ˈpæləs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
      • The center of government or royal power.
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    • princess

      US /ˈprɪnsɪs, -ˌsɛs, prɪnˈsɛs/

      UK /ˌprɪnˈses/

      • Countable Noun
      • Daughter of a king and queen
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    • royal

      US /ˈrɔɪəl/

      UK /'rɔɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
      • Concerning a king or queen
      • Noun
      • A member of a royal family.
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    • shake

      US /ʃek/

      UK /ʃeɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause someone to be surprised or upset
      • To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
      • Countable Noun
      • Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
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    • shoot

      US /ʃut/

      UK /ʃu:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • Emerging new part of a plant
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    • silence

      US /ˈsaɪləns/

      UK /'saɪləns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being quiet and not talking for a time
      • When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop the noise that something is making
      • To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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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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    • spell

      US /spɛl/

      UK /spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lead to future trouble
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
      • Period of time; time when an action is being done
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    • statue

      US /ˈstætʃu/

      UK /ˈstætʃu:/

      • Noun
      • Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
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    • swan

      US /swɑn/

      UK /swɒn/

      • Noun
      • Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
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    • tear

      US /tɛr/

      UK /teə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Drop of salty water from the eye
      • Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move very quickly, often with carelessness
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • tower

      US /ˈtaʊɚ/

      UK /'taʊə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, narrow building
      • Tall metal structure for broadcasting, or the view
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very good at something
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    • ugly

      US /ˈʌɡli/

      UK /ˈʌgli/

      • Adjective
      • (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
      • Unpleasant to look at; not attractive
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    • upon a time

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
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    • wizard

      US /ˈwɪzəd/

      UK /'wɪzəd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man with magical powers
      • Adjective
      • Exceptionally good
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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