ant
US /ænt/
UK /ænt/
- Countable Noun
- Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
B1Moreanymore
US /ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor/
UK /'enɪmɔ:/
- Adverb
- No longer; no more
A2Moreback then
US
UK
- Phrase
- At that time in the past.
A1Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebiology
US /baɪˈɑlədʒi/
UK /baɪˈɒlədʒi/
- Uncountable Noun
- The study of living things
A2Morecoast
US /kost/
UK /kəʊst/
- Noun
- Land near the sea or ocean
- Intransitive Verb
- To progress in something without trying hard
- (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
A2TOEICMorecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Moredecode
US /ˌdi:ˈkoʊd/
UK /ˌdi:ˈkəʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To translate from code into the plain text
B2Moreencode
US /ɛnˈkod/
UK /ɪn'kəʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To change a message or information into code
B2Moreexercise
US /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/
UK /'eksəsaɪz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work out to become stronger and healthier
- To retain your ability or practice your skills
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical activity to increase health and strength
- Set of questions in a text book
A2Moregrandfather
US /ˈɡrændˌfɑðɚ, ˈɡræn-/
UK /'ɡrænfɑ:ðə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Your mother's or father's father
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreinsect
US /ˈɪnˌsɛkt/
UK /ˈɪnsekt/
- Countable Noun
- A small animal with 6 legs, such as a bee or ant
A2Morelame
US /lem/
UK /leɪm/
- Adjective
- Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
- Unconvincing; weak; inadequate.
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to become incapable of walking
B2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moreoriginally
US /əˈrɪdʒənəli/
UK /əˈrɪdʒənəli/
- Adverb
- At first; in the beginning
- In a new and unique manner
A2TOEICMoreproud
US /praʊd/
UK /praʊd/
- Adjective
- Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- Having or showing respect for yourself; having dignity.
B1TOEICMoreproud of you
US
UK
- Phrase
- Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
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.
A2TOEICMoreresearch
US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/
UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- A particular area or topic of study.
A2TOEICMoreretire
US /rɪˈtaɪr/
UK /rɪ'taɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop taking part in a competition or game
- To quit having jobs because you are old
A2TOEICMorescrabble
US /ˈskræbəl/
UK /ˈskræbl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To search quickly through a pile of objects
C1Moreshoot
US /ʃut/
UK /ʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
A2Moreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Morespider
US /ˈspaɪdɚ/
UK /ˈspaɪdə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
B1Moretiny
US /ˈtaɪni/
UK /'taɪnɪ/
- Adjective
- Very, very small
A2Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- back then: At that time in the past.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- tiny: Very, very small
- lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- great: Very good; better than before
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- originally: At first; in the beginning
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- person: Man, woman or child
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- encode: To change a message or information into code
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- part: Division of a book
- insect: A small animal with 6 legs, such as a bee or ant
- biology: The study of living things
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- anymore: No longer; no more
- decode: To translate from code into the plain text
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- scrabble: To search quickly through a pile of objects
- spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
- ant: Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
- grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
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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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Samuel posted on 2023/09/29Wow, you get to hear from a 101-year-old who lived through World War II and even worked on secret codebreaking! This is a fantastic chance to pick up real-life conversational phrases and learn about history in a super engaging way.
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