Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • start off: To begin or commence something.
  • for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
  • on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • multiplication tables: A list of multiples for a specific number, used as a tool for learning multiplication.
  • turned upside down: In an inverted position; reversed or disordered.
  • build a house: To construct a building for habitation.
  • in school: Attending an educational institution.
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
  • computer: Machine for storing data, accessing the internet
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • read: Person's name
  • school: Large group of fish that swim together
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • close: Almost; near
  • driver: People who move cattle from one place to another
  • sport: Something that is done for fun, e.g. football
  • software: Computer applications and systems
  • add: To include as well
  • college: School or educational institution for adults
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
  • baseball: Small ball used in the game of baseball
  • sixth: 6th
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • circle: A perfectly round shape
  • daily: Happening every day
  • square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
  • intro: Opening part of a text or piece of music
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
  • skill: Ability to do something well
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • talented: Highly proficient or good at something
  • entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
  • grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
  • code: To express information in a series of numbers
  • coding: To express information in a series of numbers
  • laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
  • traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
  • astonishing: Making people surprised or amazed; amazing
  • programming: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • agriculture: The science of farming
  • discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
  • manufacturing: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • master: To gain control over something
  • policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
  • incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
  • genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
  • outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
  • semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
  • humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
  • humble: Being lower in quality or status
  • empower: To give someone a power or ability
  • intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • multiplication: Increase in the number of something
  • dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
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    • agriculture

      US /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

      UK /ˈægrɪkʌltʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The science of farming
      • The study of farming and related sciences.
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • astonishing

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Making people surprised or amazed; amazing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to feel great wonder or surprise
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    • baseball

      US /ˈbesˌbɔl/

      UK /'beɪsbɔ:l/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small ball used in the game of baseball
      • Two teams of nine players hit a ball to score runs
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    • build a house

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To construct a building for habitation.
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    • button

      US /ˈbʌtn/

      UK /'bʌtn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
      • Switch activated by pressing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
      • To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
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    • chef

      US /ʃɛf/

      UK /ʃef/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
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    • code

      US /kod/

      UK /kəʊd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To express information in a series of numbers
      • To write a secret message using secret symbols
      • Noun
      • A password made of a set of letters or numbers
      • Set of rules for behavior
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    • coding

      US /'koʊdɪŋ/

      UK /'kəʊdɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express information in a series of numbers
      • To write a secret message using secret symbols
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    • college

      US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/

      UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • School or educational institution for adults
      • A constituent body of a university.
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    • come together

      US /kʌm təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /kʌm təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To assemble or unite; to start working together.
      • To form a close relationship or bond.
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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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    • come up with

      US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

      UK /kʌm ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think of an idea or solution; produce
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    • communicate

      US /kəˈmjunɪˌket/

      UK /kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give and exchange information
      • To convey or make known (information, feelings, etc.)
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    • depend

      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.
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
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    • discipline

      US /ˈdɪsəplɪn/

      UK /'dɪsəplɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Instruction and practice to teach obedience
      • Particular field of study
      • Transitive Verb
      • To control or train others by making them obey you
      • To punish a person for their wrongdoing
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    • dorm

      US /dɔrm/

      UK /dɔ:m/

      • Countable Noun
      • College building with rooms that students live in
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    • empower

      US /ɛmˈpaʊɚ/

      UK /ɪm'paʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a power or ability
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    • entertainment

      US /ˌɛntɚˈtenmənt/

      UK /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act or process of providing service for someone
      • Singing, dancing, telling jokes to amuse people
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    • for myself

      US /fɚ maɪˈsɛlf/

      UK /fə maɪˈself/

      • other
      • Done for one's own benefit or use.
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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
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    • genius

      US /ˈdʒinjəs/

      UK /'dʒi:nɪəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person displaying a high level of intelligence
      • The characteristic spirit of a nation, people, or place.
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    • grade

      US /ɡred/

      UK /ɡreɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a road the required angle of slope
      • To determine the level or quality of something
      • Noun
      • Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
      • Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hire

      US /haɪr/

      UK /ˈhaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
      • To give the use of something in exchange for money
      • Noun
      • Short term rental of something e.g. car, phone
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    • humanity

      US /hjuˈmænɪti/

      UK /hju:ˈmænəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
      • Compassionate behavior, especially towards those suffering.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All human beings collectively; the human race.
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    • humble

      US /ˈhʌmbəl/

      UK /'hʌmbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being lower in quality or status
      • Not proud/arrogant; of low status
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel less proud or confident
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    • in school

      US /ɪn skul/

      UK /ɪn sku:l/

      • other
      • Attending an educational institution.
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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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    • incredibly

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbli/

      • Adverb
      • To a great degree; very; amazingly
      • Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
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    • instrument

      US /ˈɪnstrəmənt/

      UK /'ɪnstrəmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
      • Legal document
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    • intimidate

      US /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdet/

      UK /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel afraid
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    • laundry

      US /ˈlɔndri, ˈlɑn-/

      UK /'lɔ:ndrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
      • Clothes etc., that are to be washed, already washed
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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    • manufacturing

      US /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərɪŋ/

      UK /ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To produce large numbers of products in a factory
      • To create a story or explanation that is not true
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The act of making things in factories
      • The industry or business of manufacturing goods.
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    • master

      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
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    • multiplication

      US /ˌmʌltəplɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Increase in the number of something
      • Process of multiplying one number by another
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    • multiplication tables

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • A list of multiples for a specific number, used as a tool for learning multiplication.
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    • on the internet

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or available on the internet.
      • Using the internet as a medium or platform.
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    • outlook

      US /ˈaʊtˌlʊk/

      UK /ˈaʊtlʊk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • General feeling or attitude about something
      • Place from which there is a clear view of an area
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • policy

      US /ˈpɑlɪsi/

      UK /'pɒləsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
      • Course of action proposed by an organization, etc.
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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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    • science

      US /ˈsaɪəns/

      UK /'saɪəns/

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

      US /səˈmɛstɚ/

      UK /sɪˈmestə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Half or a third of a school or college year
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    • skill

      US /skɪl/

      UK /skɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to do something well
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    • square

      US /skwɛr/

      UK /skweə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
      • The result of multiplying Length by the width
      • Adjective
      • Being fair or honest
      • Multiply a number by itself e.g. 2x2 or 6x6
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    • start off

      US /stɑrt ɔf/

      UK /stɑ:t ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin or commence something.
      • To begin a journey.
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    • talented

      US /ˈtæləntəd/

      UK /ˈtæləntɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Highly proficient or good at something
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • traditionally

      US /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      UK /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Something done in a customary, traditional manner
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    • turned upside down

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In an inverted position; reversed or disordered.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To disrupt or throw into disorder; to reverse the normal state of affairs.
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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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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