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  • in school: Attending an educational institution.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • hem in: To surround something closely to restrict its movement or freedom.
  • early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
  • animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
  • teach: To help someone learn or do something
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • food: What people and animals eat to live
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • school: Large group of fish that swim together
  • live: To be alive
  • wood: Person's name
  • cookbook: Book containing recipes showing how to make dishes
  • grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
  • plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • call: A order or request for action
  • garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
  • trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
  • recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
  • metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
  • meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
  • originally: At first; in the beginning
  • hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
  • distinction: Special quality that makes something different
  • linguistic: Of or relating to language
  • straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
  • hem: Edge of a cloth folded and stitched down
  • compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
  • caste: Social class, e.g. in Hinduism
  • grandma: Mother of your father or mother
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    • caste

      US /kæst/

      UK /kɑ:st/

      • Noun
      • Social class, e.g. in Hinduism
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    • compost

      US /ˈkɑmˌpost/

      UK /'kɒmpɒst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make dead plants, leaves etc. into fertilizer
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    • cookbook

      US /ˈkʊkˌbʊk/

      UK /ˈkʊkbʊk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Book containing recipes showing how to make dishes
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    • distinction

      US /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

      UK /dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special quality that makes something different
      • A prize of award for a high level of achievement
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    • garbage

      US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Waste material that has been thrown out
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    • grandma

      US /ˈɡrændˌmɑ,/

      UK /ˈgrænmɑ:/

      • Noun
      • Mother of your father or mother
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    • grandmother

      US /ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /ˈgrænmʌðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Your mother or father's mother
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    • hedge

      US /hɛdʒ/

      UK /hedʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To select words to avoid saying something directly
      • Countable Noun
      • A fence made with small trees or bushes
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    • hem

      US /hɛm/

      UK /hem/

      • Noun
      • Edge of a cloth folded and stitched down
      • Transitive Verb
      • To sew the edge of a cloth and stitch it down
      • To hold or contain without allowing to escape
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    • hem in

      US /hɛm ɪn/

      UK /hem in/

      • other
      • To surround something closely to restrict its movement or freedom.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in school

      US /ɪn skul/

      UK /ɪn sku:l/

      • other
      • Attending an educational institution.
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    • linguistic

      US /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/

      UK /lɪŋˈgwɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to language
      • Relating to the scientific study of language.
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    • metal

      US /ˈmɛtl/

      UK /ˈmetl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
      • An object made of metal.
      • Adjective
      • Made something such as gold, steel, iron
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    • originally

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəli/

      UK /əˈrɪdʒənəli/

      • Adverb
      • At first; in the beginning
      • In a new and unique manner
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    • plastic

      US /ˈplæstɪk/

      UK /'plæstɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
      • Adjective
      • Being easily formed or shaped
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    • recipe

      US /ˈrɛsəˌpi/

      UK /'resəpɪ/

      • Noun
      • Conditions likely to create a particular result
      • Directions for making a dish, with the ingredients
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    • straw

      US /strɔ/

      UK /strɔ:/

      • Adjective
      • Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
      • Countable Noun
      • Thin tube used for sucking up liquids to drink
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    • tear

      US /tɛr/

      UK /teə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Drop of salty water from the eye
      • Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move very quickly, often with carelessness
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    • trash

      US /træʃ/

      UK /træʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Garbage or anything that is worthless
      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw away in the garbage
      • To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
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    • wood

      US /wʊd/

      UK /wʊd/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Land covered with trees, smaller than a forest
      • Cut tree used for making fires or building things
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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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    Ever wondered if 'trash' and 'garbage' are the same? Dive into the fascinating etymology of these everyday words, exploring their Middle English roots and how they're used differently in American English today! You'll pick up some fun language trivia and gain a deeper cultural understanding with this quick, conversational lesson.

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