Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
  • come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
  • wash with: To clean something by using a particular substance.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
  • foundation: Base or important starting point
  • witness: To see the signing of an official document
  • institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
  • beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • source: Piece of information; a person giving information
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • fault: A failure or negative aspect of
  • withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
  • devote: To dedicate
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
  • grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
  • testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
  • legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • match: To equal or be as good as something else
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • orphan: Child whose parents have died
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • charitable: Concerning helping people who are sick or poor
  • funding: To supply money for something
  • soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
  • smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • repent: (Religion) to be sorry for something you did wrong
  • heath: Area of land that is poor for growing plants
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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    • beat

      US /bit/

      UK /bi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
      • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
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    • breathe

      US /brið/

      UK /bri:ð/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move air into and out of your lungs
      • To say something very softly
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • charitable

      US /ˈtʃærɪtəbəl/

      UK /ˈtʃærətəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning helping people who are sick or poor
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    • come for

      US /kʌm fɔr/

      UK /kʌm fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive to collect someone or something.
      • To attack someone.
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • devote

      US /dɪˈvoʊt/

      UK /dɪˈvəʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To dedicate
      • To decide to use or give (your time, efforts)
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    • fault

      US /fɔlt/

      UK /fɔ:lt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A failure or negative aspect of
      • Crack in the earth where earthquakes can happen
      • Transitive Verb
      • To blame someone, something for a negative result
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    • foundation

      US /faʊnˈdeʃən/

      UK /faunˈdeiʃən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Base or important starting point
      • Underground base on which building is constructed
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    • funding

      US /ˈfʌndɪŋ/

      UK /ˈfʌndɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To supply money for something
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    • grace

      US /ɡres/

      UK /ɡreɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
      • God's kindness shown to people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a place look more attractive
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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • heath

      US /hiθ/

      UK /hi:θ/

      • Noun
      • Area of land that is poor for growing plants
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    • innocent

      US /ˈɪnəsənt/

      UK /'ɪnəsnt/

      • Adjective
      • Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
      • (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
      • Noun
      • Person with little experience of the world
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    • institution

      US /ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɪnstɪˈtju:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
      • Tradition, custom or system accepted by a group
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    • legend

      US /ˈlɛdʒənd/

      UK /'ledʒənd/

      • Noun
      • List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
      • Person famous for doing something very well
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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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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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    • orphan

      US /ˈɔ:rfn/

      UK /ˈɔ:fn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child whose parents have died
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a child to become an orphan.
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    • repent

      US /rɪˈpɛnt/

      UK /rɪˈpent/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Religion) to be sorry for something you did wrong
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    • smoke

      US /smoʊk/

      UK /sməʊk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
      • Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
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    • soap

      US /sop/

      UK /səʊp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
      • A TV serial
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put soap on something so it can be cleaned
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    • source

      US /sɔrs, sors/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of information; a person giving information
      • Place from which something necessary comes
      • Adjective
      • Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
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    • speak to

      US /spik tu/

      UK /spi:k tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To address or communicate with someone.
      • To indicate or suggest something; to be relevant to.
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    • temper

      US /ˈtɛmpɚ/

      UK /ˈtempə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An angry mood or fit; temperament
      • Lack of calmness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dilute something or make it less severe
      • To heat metal to make it hard or flexible
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    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
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    • testimony

      US /ˈtɛstəˌmoni/

      UK /'testɪmənɪ/

      • Noun
      • Public statement of personal religious experiences
      • Statement of evidence in court
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    • to God

      US /tə ɡɑd/

      UK /tə ɡɒd/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
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    • wash with

      US /wɑʃ wɪð/

      UK /wɒʃ wɪð/

      • other
      • To clean something by using a particular substance.
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    • withdraw

      US /wɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-/

      UK /wɪð'drɔ:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To take money out of a bank account
      • To pull back; move away or backward from something
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    • witness

      US /ˈwɪtnɪs/

      UK /'wɪtnəs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see the signing of an official document
      • To see an event take place (usually a crime)
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who was present to see an event take place
      • Evidence or proof of something
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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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