Vocabulary

  • bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • irregular verbs: Verbs that do not form their past tense or past participle by adding -ed.
  • looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
  • advanced level: A high or complex stage of learning or skill.
  • do without: To manage without having or doing something
  • in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
  • in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
  • at school: Present and attending school.
  • in school: Attending an educational institution.
  • go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
  • english speaker: A person who speaks English.
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • end in: To have something as the final result.
  • join in
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • native: Someone from or born in a specific country
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • advance: Forward movement by an army
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
  • intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • participate: To take part with others in doing something
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • plural: Being more than one person or thing
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • important: Having power or authority
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
  • auxiliary: Helping or supporting a function or group
  • definite: Not likely to change; clearly decided
  • subscriber: Person who pays a (monthly) fee to get a service
  • participle: Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
  • countable: (Of nouns) that can exist in the plural
  • uncountable: (Of nouns) that cannot exist in the plural
  • unfinished: Not yet ended; not complete; still being done
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    • advance

      US /ædˈvæns/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ns/

      • Noun
      • Forward movement by an army
      • An attempt to seduce someone
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of an army) to move forward
      • To change or improve
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    • advanced level

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A high or complex stage of learning or skill.
      • Adjective
      • Indicating a high degree of proficiency or expertise.
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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    • article

      US /ˈɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /'ɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
      • Piece of writing about a particular subject
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    • at school

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present and attending school.
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • auxiliary

      US /ɔɡˈzɪljəri, -ˈzɪləri/

      UK /ɔ:gˈzɪliəri/

      • Adjective
      • Helping or supporting a function or group
      • Noun
      • Group of workers who provide help and assistance
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    • bad habits

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
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    • celebrate

      US /ˈsɛləˌbret/

      UK /'selɪbreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
      • To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • consistent

      US /kənˈsɪstənt/

      UK /kənˈsɪstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Agreeing with or being similar to another part
      • In agreement; reliable
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • countable

      US /'kaʊntəbl/

      UK /'kaʊntəbl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of nouns) that can exist in the plural
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    • definite

      US /ˈdɛfənɪt/

      UK /ˈdefɪnət/

      • Adjective
      • Not likely to change; clearly decided
      • Clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful.
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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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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • do without

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To manage without having or doing something
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    • end in

      US /ɛnd ɪn/

      UK /end in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have something as the final result.
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    • english speaker

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A person who speaks English.
      • A person with fluency in English.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • go shopping

      US /ɡo ˈʃɑpɪŋ/

      UK /ɡəu ˈʃɔpɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go to stores to buy things
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • in detail

      US /ɪn dɪˈtel/

      UK /in ˈdi:teil/

      • Phrase
      • Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
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    • in itself

      US /ɪn ɪtˈsɛlf/

      UK /in itˈself/

      • Phrase
      • Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
      • Essentially; by its very nature.
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    • in on

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To be involved in a secret or plan.
      • To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
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    • in school

      US /ɪn skul/

      UK /ɪn sku:l/

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

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • intonation

      US /ˌɪntəˈneʃən,-to-/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rises and falls in pitch of speech
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    • irregular verbs

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • Verbs that do not form their past tense or past participle by adding -ed.
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    • join in

      US /dʒɔɪn ɪn/

      UK /dʒɔin in/

      • Phrasal Verb
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    • looking out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take care and watch something carefully
      • To be careful; to be vigilant
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be careful or vigilant
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    • native

      US /ˈnetɪv/

      UK /ˈneɪtɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone from or born in a specific country
      • Original inhabitant, e.g. before others
      • Adjective
      • Caused by natural ability; innate
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    • order in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • participate

      US /pɑ:rˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

      UK /pɑ:ˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take part with others in doing something
      • To be involved in a discussion or conversation.
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    • participle

      US /pɑ:rˈtɪsɪpl/

      UK /pɑ:ˈtɪsɪpl/

      • Participle
      • Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
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    • plural

      US /ˈplʊrəl/

      UK /ˈpluərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being more than one person or thing
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
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    • regular

      US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
      • Occurring or being done frequently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Customers who frequently visit a place
      • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • singular

      US /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈsɪŋgjələ(r)/

      • Noun
      • Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
      • Adjective
      • Seeming odd or unusual
      • One of
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • subscriber

      US /səbˈskraɪbər/

      UK /səbˈskraɪbə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who pays a (monthly) fee to get a service
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • tense

      US /tɛns/

      UK /tens/

      • Noun
      • The use of grammar to state the time things happen
      • Adjective
      • Unable to relax; feeling nervous or stressed
      • Stretched tight and stiff
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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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    • uncountable

      US /ʌnˈkaʊntəbəl/

      UK /ʌnˈkaʊntəbl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of nouns) that cannot exist in the plural
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A noun that cannot be counted and does not have a plural form.
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    • unfinished

      US /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/

      UK /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/

      • Adjective
      • Not yet ended; not complete; still being done
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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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