Vocabulary

  • hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
  • look around: To explore a place; search for something.
  • calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
  • calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
  • shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
  • couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • store: To put things in a place for later use
  • hermit: Person that lives alone and away from society
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
  • kitten: Young cat
  • look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
  • woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
  • listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
  • today: This day; day that is happening now
  • wait: To delay or not do something until later
  • finish: To use or consume all of something
  • guinea: A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in
  • stop: To block or close something
  • girl: A female child; a young woman
  • cat: Household pet with fur, four legs and long tail.
  • hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
  • gettin: To obtain, receive or be given something
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    • calm

      US /kɑm/

      UK /kɑ:m/

      • Adjective
      • Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
      • Relaxed and not worried or angry
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
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    • calm down

      US /kɑm daʊn/

      UK /kɑ:m daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make or become relaxed after being stressed
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    • chew

      US /tʃu:/

      UK /tʃu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bite something many times without swallowing it
      • Noun
      • Act of biting something many times
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    • collar

      US /ˈkɑlɚ/

      UK /'kɒlə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Band put around the neck of an animal
      • Neck part of a shirt, coat etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To catch and hold someone so you can talk to them
      • To seize or arrest (someone).
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    • couch

      US /kaʊtʃ/

      UK /kaʊtʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formulate in a particular style or language
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sofa; settee
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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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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • hang on

      US /hæŋ ɑn/

      UK /hæŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for the person you phoned to answer
      • To persevere or persist, especially in a difficult situation.
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    • hermit

      US /ˈhɚmɪt/

      UK /'hɜ:mɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person that lives alone and away from society
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    • hoo

      US /hu:/

      UK /hu:/

      • Interjection
      • Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
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    • kitten

      US /ˈkɪtn/

      UK /ˈkɪtn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Young cat
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    • look around

      US /lʊk əˈraʊnd/

      UK /luk əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To explore a place; search for something.
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    • one up

      US /wʌn ʌp/

      UK /wʌn ʌp/

      • Adjective
      • In a better or more advantageous position.
      • Countable Noun
      • An extra life or chance in a video game.
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    • pet

      US /pɛt/

      UK /pet/

      • Countable Noun
      • Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gently touch an animal or person; stroke
      • To kiss and cuddle, sometimes in a sexual way
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    • shelter

      US /ˈʃɛltɚ/

      UK /'ʃeltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place to protect people/animals from abuse
      • Structure that covers or protects things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give animals, people a place away from abuse
      • To find protection from danger/bad weather
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    • store

      US /stɔr, stor/

      UK /stɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things in a place for later use
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where things are kept for future use
      • Place where you can go to buy things
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    • woo

      US /wu/

      UK /wu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
      • To attempt to persuade to do something
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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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