Vocabulary

  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
  • burn up: To consume all of something, e.g. fuel, energy
  • in half: Divided into two equal parts.
  • blow down: To be knocked to the ground by the wind.
  • jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
  • give in: To submit work; hand in
  • turn over: To lose possession of a ball in sports
  • blow up: To suddenly become angry
  • shoot out: A gunfight, especially one involving police and criminals.
  • glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
  • table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • small: Little in size; not big
  • hat: Item of clothing worn on your head
  • ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
  • note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
  • tomato: Round soft red vegetable, fruit used in sauces
  • cup: Small round container used for drinking
  • sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
  • cake: To cover with a thing that becomes hard when dried
  • close: Almost; near
  • leaving: To go away from; depart
  • balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
  • bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
  • drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
  • win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
  • cover: To record a different version of another song
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • match: To equal or be as good as something else
  • move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
  • finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
  • coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • touching: Arousing your sympathy; moving
  • blow: To move something using air
  • remove: To get rid of something completely
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • fold: To bend one part of something against another
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • goat: Small animal with beard and horns
  • knocking: To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
  • warn: To tell someone about possible danger
  • lip: Edge of a hole or container
  • secretly: So that others don't know
  • tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
  • cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • balance: Instrument for weighing things
  • disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
  • slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
  • oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
  • straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
  • pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
  • suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
  • equilateral: Math figure whose sides are all equal
  • flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
  • whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
  • stack: A large number or amount of something
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    • balance

      US /ˈbæləns/

      UK /ˈbæləns/

      • Noun
      • Instrument for weighing things
      • Being stable; having equal weight on both sides
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
      • To make two or more things equal
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    • balloon

      US /bəˈlun/

      UK /bəˈlu:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
      • Large air-filled bag to carry people into the air
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To grow larger quickly; spring up suddenly
      • To travel in a large balloon
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    • bet

      US /bet/

      UK /bet/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
      • Used to express certainty or confidence
      • Countable Noun
      • Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • blow down

      US /blo daʊn/

      UK /bləu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be knocked to the ground by the wind.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To demolish a building or structure using explosives.
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    • blow up

      US /blo ʌp/

      UK /bləu ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suddenly become angry
      • To put air in something, e.g. a tire or balloon
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To explode; to be destroyed by an explosion.
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    • burn up

      US /bɚn ʌp/

      UK /bə:n ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consume all of something, e.g. fuel, energy
      • To cause someone to become very angry
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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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    • cherry

      US /ˈtʃɛri/

      UK /ˈtʃeri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
      • A tree that produces cherries.
      • Adjective
      • Bright red color
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    • disturb

      US /dɪˈstɜ:rb/

      UK /dɪˈstɜ:b/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone anxiety or fear
      • To cause someone anxiety or fear
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    • drawer

      US /ˈdrɔɚ/

      UK /drɔ:(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
      • An undergarment covering the lower part of the body and having two holes for the legs.
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    • equilateral

      US /ˌikwəˈlætərəl, ˌɛkwə-/

      UK /ˌi:kwɪ'lætərəl/

      • Noun
      • Math figure whose sides are all equal
      • Adjective
      • Having all its sides of the same length.
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    • flip

      US /flɪp/

      UK /flɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
      • To move into a different position quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
      • Movement of something from one position to another
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    • fold

      US /fold/

      UK /fəʊld/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bend one part of something against another
      • (Of business) to fail or close down
      • Countable Noun
      • Pen where sheep are kept
      • Group of people who have a common belief
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    • give in

      US /ɡɪv ɪn/

      UK /ɡiv in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To submit work; hand in
      • To stop resisting; to surrender
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    • goat

      US /goʊt/

      UK /gəʊt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small animal with beard and horns
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    • in half

      US /ɪn hæf/

      UK /in hɑ:f/

      • Adverb
      • Divided into two equal parts.
      • Partially; to some extent.
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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • jump out

      US /dʒʌmp aʊt/

      UK /dʒʌmp aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
      • To be very obvious or easily noticeable.
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    • knock on

      US /nɑk ɑn/

      UK /nɔk ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To strike a door or window to attract attention.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (In rugby) to drop the ball forward.
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    • knocking

      US /nɒkɪŋ/

      UK /nɒkɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
      • To hit something to get people's attention
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    • lip

      US /lɪp/

      UK /lɪp/

      • Noun
      • Edge of a hole or container
      • Top and bottom part of the outside of your mouth
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    • match

      US /mætʃ/

      UK /mætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To equal or be as good as something else
      • To work well or look good with something else
      • Noun
      • Something that is equal to or the same as another
      • Small stick you strike to light a fire candle etc.
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    • note

      US /noʊ/

      UK /nəʊt/

      • Verb
      • To notice or pay particular attention to something.
      • Noun
      • A short informal letter or written record.
      • A piece of paper money issued by a central bank or government authority that acts as legal tender
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    • on the table

      US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of a table.
      • Available for consideration or discussion.
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    • oxygen

      US /ˈɑksɪdʒən/

      UK /'ɒksɪdʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A gas in the air that we need to breathe
      • Oxygen administered as a medical treatment.
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    • pyramid

      US /ˈpɪrəmɪd/

      UK /'pɪrəmɪd/

      • Noun
      • Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
      • With a small management and huge workforce
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    • secretly

      US /ˈsikrɪtlɪ/

      UK /'si:krətlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • So that others don't know
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    • shoot out

      US /ʃut aʊt/

      UK /ʃu:t aut/

      • Noun
      • A gunfight, especially one involving police and criminals.
      • A method of deciding a drawn game in some sports, such as soccer, by having players take penalty shots.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move out or away suddenly and rapidly.
      • To extinguish by shooting.
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    • slide

      US /slaɪd/

      UK /slaɪd/

      • Noun
      • Part of machines that slides backward and forward
      • Reduction in amount, price, quality
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
      • To move smoothly and rapidly over a surface
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    • stack

      US /stæk/

      UK /stæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large number or amount of something
      • Large tube through which smoke exits a building
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange cards in a certain order, to cheat
      • To put one thing on top of another, e.g. boxes
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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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    • suck

      US /sʌk/

      UK /sʌk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull or remove something with great power
      • To attract someone; make someone interested
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    • sugar

      US /ˈʃʊɡɚ/

      UK /ˈʃʊgə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
      • White sweet substance used to make foods sweeter
      • Countable Noun
      • Amount of sugar contained in a small spoon
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    • tap

      US /tæp/

      UK /tæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
      • To spy one someone electronically
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
      • Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
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    • tomato

      US /təˈmeto/

      UK /təˈmɑ:təu/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Round soft red vegetable, fruit used in sauces
      • The plant Solanum lycopersicum that produces tomatoes.
      • Adjective
      • Having a red color similar to that of a ripe tomato.
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    • turn over

      US /tɚn ˈovɚ/

      UK /tə:n ˈəuvə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose possession of a ball in sports
      • To consider something carefully in your mind
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    • warn

      US /wɔrn/

      UK /wɔ:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone about possible danger
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    • whip

      US /hwɪp, wɪp/

      UK /wɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat thoroughly or easily
      • To beat with a type of long rope
      • Countable Noun
      • A long rope used to hit people or animals
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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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