Vocabulary

  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • the following: Next in order or sequence.
  • in school: Attending an educational institution.
  • have to: Must do
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • from nowhere: Suddenly appearing without warning or expectation.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • in the west: Located in or towards the west.
  • into thin air: To vanish completely and mysteriously.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
  • panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
  • rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
  • ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
  • emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • tease: To purposefully bother an animal
  • fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
  • pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
  • magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • gaze: Direction you are looking
  • destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • drawn: To attract attention to someone or something
  • silent: Without making any noise; soundless
  • cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • chubby: Somewhat fat
  • dim: Not bright; not being clear
  • drown: To kill something by putting it under water
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • gap: Distance between two objects
  • sharp: Person's name
  • fill: To make something full
  • cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • shadow: To cover something with shade
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • village: Small town in the country
  • peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • attend: To take care of someone in need
  • silver: Person's name
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • festival: Cultural event with a program of events
  • orphan: Child whose parents have died
  • disappointed: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
  • feather: One of the many light soft things on a bird's body
  • vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
  • delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
  • melody: Song; music
  • lonely: Sad because apart from other people
  • hurl: To throw something with great power
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
  • sliver: Thin, often long piece of something, e.g. cheese
  • hurray: Said to show delight at something
  • pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
  • crippled: Damaged so that it cannot function
  • ragged: In a wild or neglected state
  • piper: Person that plays a pipe, e.g. a bagpipe
  • candlelight: Light provided by a burning candle
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • attend

      US /əˈtɛnd/

      UK /əˈtend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of someone in need
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
      • To be present at an event
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    • candlelight

      US /ˈkændl:ˌlaɪt/

      UK /ˈkændllaɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Light provided by a burning candle
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • cave

      US /kev/

      UK /keɪv/

      • Noun
      • Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give in to pressure
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    • chase

      US /tʃes/

      UK /tʃeɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of going after someone to catch them
      • Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go after with the intention of catching
      • To try very hard to get something that you want
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    • chubby

      US /ˈtʃʌbi/

      UK /ˈtʃʌbi/

      • Adjective
      • Somewhat fat
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    • claim

      US /klem/

      UK /kleɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • To say that something is true, often without proof.
      • A statement that something is true.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
      • To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
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    • cliff

      US /klɪf/

      UK /klɪf/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
      • A critical or dangerous situation.
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • A surname.
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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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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

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

      US /'krɪpəld/

      UK /'krɪpld/

      • Adjective
      • Damaged so that it cannot function
      • Transitive Verb
      • To hurt and make useless
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    • delicious

      US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

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

      US /dɪm/

      UK /dɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Not bright; not being clear
      • Not intelligent; a bit stupid or slow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce the brightness of a light
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    • disappointed

      US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

      UK /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
      • Adjective
      • Feeling you did not meet expectations
      • Feeling let down by someone's actions or behavior.
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    • drown

      US /draʊn/

      UK /draʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill something by putting it under water
      • To make something very wet or cover it completely
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    • emerge

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rise or appear out of some background
      • To become known or apparent.
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    • epidemic

      US /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /ˌepɪ'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that spreads suddenly and widely
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    • feather

      US /ˈfɛðɚ/

      UK /ˈfeðə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the many light soft things on a bird's body
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To grow feathers
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    • festival

      US / ˈfɛstəvəl/

      UK /ˈfestɪvl/

      • Noun
      • Cultural event with a program of events
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    • fierce

      US /fɪrs/

      UK /fɪəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very strong, wild or violent
      • Intense in a way that causes or displays force.
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    • from nowhere

      US /frəm ˈnoʊwɛɚ/

      UK /frəm ˈnəʊweə/

      • other
      • Suddenly appearing without warning or expectation.
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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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    • gaze

      US /ɡez/

      UK /ɡeɪz/

      • Noun
      • Direction you are looking
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at with fixed eyes
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hurl

      US /hɚl/

      UK /hɜ:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw something with great power
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    • hurray

      US /hʊˈreɪ/

      UK /hʊˈreɪ/

      • Interjection
      • Said to show delight at something
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    • ignore

      US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/

      UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
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    • in school

      US /ɪn skul/

      UK /ɪn sku:l/

      • other
      • Attending an educational institution.
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    • in the west

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located in or towards the west.
      • Located in the western part of a country or region.
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    • into thin air

      US /ˈɪntu θɪn er/

      UK /ˈɪntuː θin eə(r)/

      • Phrase
      • To vanish completely and mysteriously.
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    • lonely

      US /ˈloʊnli/

      UK /ˈləʊnli/

      • Adjective
      • Sad because apart from other people
      • Being far away and rarely visited by people
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    • magnificent

      US /mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt/

      UK /mæɡ'nɪfɪsnt/

      • Adjective
      • Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
      • Extremely impressive or beautiful; characterized by grandeur.
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    • melody

      US /ˈmɛlədi/

      UK /'melədɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Song; music
      • Pleasing musical notes put together to form a tune
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    • orphan

      US /ˈɔ:rfn/

      UK /ˈɔ:fn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child whose parents have died
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a child to become an orphan.
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    • pale

      US /pel/

      UK /peɪl/

      • Adjective
      • Light in color; unhealthy looking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce the effect of
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    • panic

      US /ˈpænɪk/

      UK /'pænɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
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    • peek

      US /pik/

      UK /pi:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at something quickly (often secretly)
      • Noun
      • A quick look at something (often secretly)
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    • piper

      US /ˈpaɪpɚ/

      UK /'paɪpə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person that plays a pipe, e.g. a bagpipe
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    • pollute

      US /pəˈlut/

      UK /pə'lu:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
      • To make something negative
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    • ragged

      US /ˈræɡɪd/

      UK /ˈrægɪd/

      • Adjective
      • In a wild or neglected state
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    • rid

      US /rɪd/

      UK /rɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
      • Adjective
      • Freed or delivered from something.
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    • shadow

      US /ˈʃædo/

      UK /'ʃædəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something with shade
      • To secretly follow a person
      • Noun
      • Person who follows another person to observe them
      • Area of darkness that is caused by blocked light
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    • sharp

      US /ʃɑrp/

      UK /ʃɑ:p/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Adjective
      • Being very clear and easy to see
      • (Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
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    • silent

      US /ˈsaɪlənt/

      UK /'saɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Without making any noise; soundless
      • Usually speaking very little
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    • silver

      US /ˈsɪlvɚ/

      UK /'sɪlvə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person's name
      • Shiny gray color
      • Transitive Verb
      • To coat something with a layer of silver
      • To polish silver objects to make them shine
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    • sliver

      US /ˈslɪvɚ/

      UK /'slɪvə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin, often long piece of something, e.g. cheese
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    • tease

      US /tiz/

      UK /ti:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To purposefully bother an animal
      • To playfully embarrass or make fun of
      • Noun
      • Something said or done as a joke
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    • the following

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Next in order or sequence.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • What is about to be said or written.
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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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    • 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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    • vanish

      US /ˈvænɪʃ/

      UK /'vænɪʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
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    • village

      US /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/

      UK /'vɪlɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Small town in the country
      • A close-knit community or group of people.
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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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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