as soon as
US /æz sun æz/
UK /æz su:n æz/
- Phrase
- In a short time after (something happens)
- Without any delay; immediately
- Conjunction
- At the moment that, or immediately after.
A1Morebelt
US /bɛlt/
UK /belt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
- Noun
- Band of material worn around a person's waist
- Area with a lot of a particular feature e.g. corn
A2Morebony
US /ˈboni/
UK /'bəʊnɪ/
- Adjective
- With the bones showing; skinny
C1Moredeceive
US /dɪˈsiv/
UK /dɪ'si:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone believe something that is not true
B1Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredelighted
US /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/
UK /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/
- Adjective
- Greatly pleased; filled with wonder and delight
- Very pleased or satisfied with something.
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone pleasure or joy
B1Moredepend
US /dɪˈpend/
UK /dɪˈpend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
B1TOEICMoreedge
US /ɛdʒ/
UK /edʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An advantage you have over others
- Cutting side of a sharp object
- Transitive Verb
- To cut something to make the blade sharp
- To go around the boundary of something
A2TOEICMorefare
US /fer/
UK /feə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
- Food of a particular type.
- Intransitive Verb
- To perform well or poorly
- To succeed or manage in a particular situation.
B1TOEICMorefeast
US /fist/
UK /fi:st/
- Noun
- Religious celebration
- Special meal with large amounts of food and drink
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat a large special meal often in celebration
B1Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoregrin
US /ɡrɪn/
UK /grɪn/
- Noun
- Showing the teeth because you are amused; smile
- Intransitive Verb
- To smile widely so that your teeth show
A2Moregrow on
US /ɡro ɑn/
UK /ɡrəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To cause someone to begin to like
A1Morehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morehungry
US /ˈhʌŋɡri/
UK /ˈhʌŋgri/
- Adjective
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
B2Morein private
US /ɪn ˈpraɪvɪt/
UK /in ˈpraivit/
- Phrase
- Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
- In a confidential manner; not intended for general knowledge
B1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreinterrupt
US /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/
UK /ˌɪntə'rʌpt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop something from happening for a while
- To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something.
- Noun
- A signal that stops a computer from working on one thing and starts it working on something else.
B1TOEICMorelean
US /lin/
UK /li:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance against or on something for support
- To have a tendency to do something; favor
- Adjective
- Having a low fat content
- Efficient; well-designed with no waste
A2Morelie
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
A2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremaster
US /ˈmæstɚ/
UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To gain control over something
- To learn to do something very well
- Adjective
- Being very skilled at doing something
- Being the main or most important thing or part
A2Moreobject
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
A2TOEICMorepainful
US /ˈpenfəl/
UK /ˈpeɪnfl/
- Adjective
- Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- Causing distress or unhappiness.
A2Moreporter
US /ˈpɔrtɚ, ˈpor-/
UK /'pɔ:tə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who carries luggage for guests/passengers
B1Moreremind
US /rɪˈmaɪnd/
UK /rɪ'maɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
A2TOEICMoreskin
US /skɪn/
UK /skɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat someone easily and completely
- To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
- Noun
- Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
- Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
A2Moresnap
US /snæp/
UK /snæp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
- Countable Noun
- An informal word for a photograph
B1Moreunkind
US /ʌnˈkaɪnd/
UK /ˌʌn'kaɪnd/
- Adjective
- Lacking kindness; mean; ungenerous
B1Moreunpleasant
US /ʌnˈplɛzənt/
UK /ʌnˈpleznt/
- Adjective
- Causing a bad feeling in people
- Disagreeable or offensive in behavior or manner.
B1Morevillage
US /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
UK /'vɪlɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Small town in the country
- A close-knit community or group of people.
A2Morewedding
US /ˈwɛdɪŋ/
UK /ˈwedɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine and join two things together as one
- Noun
- A marriage of two people
A2Morewolf
US /wʊlf/
UK /wʊlf/
- Countable Noun
- A dog-like wild animal
- Man who tries to seduce women
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To eat food very quickly
B1More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
- grow on: To cause someone to begin to like
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- huge: Very very large
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- master: To gain control over something
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- feast: Religious celebration
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- delighted: Greatly pleased; filled with wonder and delight
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- village: Small town in the country
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- grin: Showing the teeth because you are amused; smile
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
- back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
- fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
- wolf: A dog-like wild animal
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- porter: Person who carries luggage for guests/passengers
- bony: With the bones showing; skinny
- unkind: Lacking kindness; mean; ungenerous
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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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Story for Children | The Wolf and The Lean Dog | Kids Story | English Story by Anon Kids
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阿維 posted on 2017/06/05Ever wondered if a wolf's promise is worth trusting? Dive into the classic Aesop Fable, "The Wolf and The Lean Dog," and discover a clever moral lesson about deceptive promises! You'll love practicing simple sentence structures and picking up useful vocabulary in this fun talking animal story, perfect for a bedtime read.
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