Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • lunch in: To eat lunch at home or workplace rather than outside.
  • come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
  • taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
  • walk behind: To walk closely following someone or something behind.
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • goodbye: Something you say when you leave someone
  • favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
  • food: What people and animals eat to live
  • dark: Of a color that is not light
  • brown: Of the color of coffee or chocolate
  • look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • tea: A full meal eaten around 5-7 p.m (in the UK)
  • lunch: Light meal eaten in the middle of the day
  • fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • orange: Being a color that is a mixture of red and yellow
  • tooth: A sharp points on the edge of a machine or tool
  • mouse: Small animal that has fur and a long tail
  • snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • wood: Person's name
  • deep: Complex and important
  • roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
  • meeting: To provide something that is necessary
  • underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • purple: Being a color that is a mixture of red and blue
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
  • lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
  • quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • creature: Animal of any type
  • tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
  • scary: Causing fear; frightening
  • speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
  • wonderfully: In a very good or appreciated way; marvelously
  • terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
  • burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
  • taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
  • fox: Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
  • slid: To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
  • poisonous: Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
  • nut: Metal ring screwed onto a bolt
  • laughter: Action or sound of laughing
  • feast: Religious celebration
  • stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
  • flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
  • scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
  • crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
  • gruffalo: A monster in a children's story by Julia Donaldson.
  • tummy: Stomach or belly
  • hiss: To make a very long 's' sound to show disapproval
  • rumble: Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
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    • burst

      US /bɚst/

      UK /bɜ:st/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
      • To break apart/open in a sudden and violent way
      • Noun
      • Brief time period when something happens and ends
      • A sudden outbreak or display of something.
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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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    • creature

      US /ˈkritʃɚ/

      UK /ˈkri:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animal of any type
      • An animal, as distinct from a human being.
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    • crumble

      US /ˈkrʌmbəl/

      UK /ˈkrʌmbl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To break into small parts or crumbs
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    • feast

      US /fist/

      UK /fi:st/

      • Noun
      • Religious celebration
      • Special meal with large amounts of food and drink
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat a large special meal often in celebration
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    • flee

      US /fli/

      UK /fli:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
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    • fox

      US /fɑ:ks/

      UK /fɒks/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
      • Clever, tricky person
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something difficult to understand; confuse
      • To trick someone in a clever way
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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    • hiss

      US /hɪs/

      UK /hɪs/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a very long 's' sound to show disapproval
      • Noun
      • A very long 's' sound to show disapproval
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    • lake

      US /lek/

      UK /leɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large area of water surrounded by land
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    • laughter

      US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/

      UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Action or sound of laughing
      • The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
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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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    • lunch in

      US /lʌntʃ ɪn/

      UK /lʌntʃ ɪn/

      • other
      • To eat lunch at home or workplace rather than outside.
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    • mouse

      US /maʊs/

      UK /maʊs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small animal that has fur and a long tail
      • Noun
      • Computer device to control movement on a screen
      • Quiet, shy person
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    • nut

      US /nʌt/

      UK /nʌt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Metal ring screwed onto a bolt
      • Person who is extremely interested in something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike someone hard with your head
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    • owl

      US /aʊl/

      UK /aʊl/

      • Noun
      • Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • poisonous

      US /ˈpɔɪzənəs/

      UK /ˈpɔɪzənəs/

      • Adjective
      • Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
      • Causing sickness or death when eaten or drunk
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    • roast

      US /roʊst/

      UK /rəʊst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
      • To cook food in an oven or over a fire
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A joint of meat cooked in an oven
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    • rumble

      US /ˈrʌmbəl/

      UK /ˈrʌmbl/

      • Noun
      • Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make low, heavy continuous sounds
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    • scramble

      US /ˈskræmbəl/

      UK /ˈskræmbl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cause war planes to take off quickly
      • Transitive Verb
      • To mix up
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    • slice

      US /slaɪs/

      UK /slaɪs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
      • Piece or share of something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit a ball so that it curves to one side
      • To cut a thin piece off something larger
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    • slid

      US /slɪd/

      UK /slɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
      • To move smoothly and rapidly over a surface
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To grow increasingly worse over time
      • (Mud or rock) to fall down a hill
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    • snake

      US /snek/

      UK /sneɪk/

      • Noun
      • An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move like a snake
      • To wind in a long path like the shape of a snake
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    • speed

      US /spid/

      UK /spi:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • How fast or slow something is or is done
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move quickly when completing an action
      • To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
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    • stream

      US /strim/

      UK /stri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To send a constant flow of data over the internet
      • Noun
      • Classes split into ability levels
      • A small river
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    • stroll

      US /strol/

      UK /strəʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
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    • taste

      US /test/

      UK /teɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
      • Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience something
      • To experience the flavor of food, drink
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    • taste good

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a pleasant flavor.
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    • terrible

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

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

      US /ˈtɛrəbli/

      UK /ˈterəbli/

      • Adverb
      • To an extreme degree; badly; very
      • Very; extremely
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    • tongue

      US /tʌŋ/

      UK /tʌŋ/

      • Noun
      • Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
      • Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To using your mouth to produce musical notes
      • To use your mouth to touch something
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    • tummy

      US /ˈtʌmi/

      UK /'tʌmɪ/

      • Noun
      • Stomach or belly
      • A child's word for stomach or abdomen.
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    • turned out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
      • Transitive Verb
      • To extinguish or switch off lights.
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    • underground

      US /ˈʌndərgraʊnd/

      UK /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/

      • Adjective
      • (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
      • Secret or subversive.
      • Noun
      • Secret group organized to overthrow a government
      • Subway system, e.g. in London
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    • walk behind

      US /ˈwɔk bɪˈhaɪnd/

      UK /ˈwɔ:k bɪˈhaɪnd/

      • other
      • To walk closely following someone or something behind.
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    • wonderfully

      US /ˈwʌndɚfəlɪ/

      UK /ˈwʌndəfəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a very good or appreciated way; marvelously
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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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