auditory
US /ˈɔ:dətɔ:ri/
UK /ˈɔ:dətri/
- Adjective
- Of the process of hearing
B2Moreclosely
US /ˈkloslɪ/
UK /'kləʊslɪ/
- Adverb
- In a careful manner
- Nearby; just next to
A2Moredunk
US /dʌŋk/
UK /dʌŋk/
- Transitive Verb
- To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
C1Moreexcellent
US /ˈɛksələnt/
UK /ˈeksələnt/
- Adjective
- Extremely good
- Very skilled; having great ability.
A2TOEICMorefatal
US /ˈfetl/
UK /ˈfeɪtl/
- Adjective
- Causing death; having very bad consequences
- Causing negative results
B1Morefirmly
US /ˈfə:mlɪ/
UK /ˈfɜ:mli/
- Adverb
- In a hard, steady, unchanging way
B1Moregather
US /ˈɡæðɚ/
UK /ˈgæðə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To bring objects together into one place
- To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
- Noun
- Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
A2TOEICMorego around
US /ɡo əˈraʊnd/
UK /ɡəu əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- To go here and there, from place to place; wander
A1Moregrasp
US /ɡræsp/
UK /ɡrɑ:sp/
- Noun
- Person's control over something
- Act of holding something strongly in your hands
- Transitive Verb
- To hold something in your hand very tightly
- To understand or make sense of a complex idea
B1TOEICMoregreenhouse
US /ˈɡrinˌhaʊs/
UK /'ɡri:nhaʊs/
- Adjective
- Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
- Countable Noun
- Glass building used for growing plants
B1TOEICMoreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Moreoriginal
US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/
UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/
- Adjective
- Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- Being unique or thinking differently from others
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
- A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
A2TOEICMorepair
US /per/
UK /peə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
- Transitive Verb
- To put two things or people together
A2TOEICMorepetrify
US /ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪ/
UK /ˈpetrɪfaɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be very afraid or paralysed with terror
- To convert into stone or a stony substance
C2TOEICMoreplenty
US /ˈplɛnti/
UK /'plentɪ/
- Pronoun
- When there is not too little of something; a lot
- Uncountable Noun
- A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
- A lot of something
A2Morepot
US /pɑt/
UK /pɒt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Container designed to hold or store something
- Deep, round container that is used for cooking
- Transitive Verb
- To plant something in a container filled with soil
- To hit a ball into a table pocket in snooker
A2Morepour
US /pɔr, por/
UK /pɔ:(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- To make something flow in a steady stream
A2Moreprofessor
US /prəˈfɛsɚ/
UK /prəˈfesə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Teacher who teaches at a college or university
- A title given to a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university.
A2Moreprotection
US /prəˈtɛkʃən/
UK /prəˈtekʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Being kept from harm
A2TOEICMoreroot
US /rut, rʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- The origin or starting place of something
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a plant to develop or grow roots
- (Animals) to search for e.g. food in earth
A2Moresharply
US /ˈʃɑ:rpli/
UK /ˈʃɑ:pli/
- Adverb
- In an angry or unfriendly manner
- By a large amount and very suddenly
A2Moresoil
US /sɔɪl/
UK /sɔɪl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Conditions in which something develops
- Mix of natural material in which plants grow
- Transitive Verb
- To get or become dirty
B1Moretight
US /taɪt/
UK /taɪt/
- Adjective
- Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- Positioned physically close together
- Adverb
- Firmly; so it can't move
A2TOEICMoreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- grasp: Person's control over something
- fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
- leave: To go away from; depart
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- auditory: Of the process of hearing
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- excellent: Extremely good
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- protection: Being kept from harm
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- closely: In a careful manner
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- sharply: In an angry or unfriendly manner
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- petrify: To be very afraid or paralysed with terror
- morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
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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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Mandrake Potting | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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luna.chou posted on 2020/03/11Get ready for some serious Herbology action with this clip from Harry Potter! You'll learn how to handle those noisy Mandrakes safely and pick up some great situational dialogue along the way, all while enjoying a bit of movie magic.
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