Vocabulary

  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
  • before long: Soon; in a short time.
  • sail through: To complete something easily and successfully.
  • in half: Divided into two equal parts.
  • on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
  • lay down on: To neglect duties or avoid work or effort.
  • doctor: Person paid to help people become or stay healthy
  • father: A male parent
  • sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
  • swim: To move through water by moving parts of the body
  • wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • university: High-level educational institution; college
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • swam: To move through water by moving parts of the body
  • long: Person's name
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • ask: To say to someone that you want something
  • tall: High in height
  • happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
  • thinking: To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
  • sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
  • ship: Large boat
  • storm: To act violently or angrily
  • marry: To become the husband or wife of someone
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • sailed: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
  • southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
  • sailing: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
  • strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
  • sank: To push something down into the ground
  • shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
  • grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
  • captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
  • ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
  • wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
  • replied: To respond by speech, writing or action
  • swimmer: Someone who does swimming, e.g. as a sport
  • sailor: Someone who helps sail a boat as their job
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
  • childhood: The time when you are a child
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • blowing: To move something using air
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
  • touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
  • coast: Land near the sea or ocean
  • drown: To kill something by putting it under water
  • estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
  • struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
  • wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
  • crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
  • strength: Condition of being strong
  • barely: Only just; just possible
  • joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
  • daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
  • dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
  • sweetheart: Person loved by another person
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    • barely

      US /ˈbɛrli/

      UK /ˈbɛəli/

      • Adverb
      • Only just; just possible
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    • before long

      US /bɪˈfɔr lɔŋ/

      UK /biˈfɔ: lɔŋ/

      • Phrase
      • Soon; in a short time.
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    • blowing

      US /'bloʊɪŋ/

      UK /'bləʊɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
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    • captain

      US /ˈkæptən/

      UK /'kæptɪn/

      • Noun
      • Title of a senior officer in the military
      • Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
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    • childhood

      US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The time when you are a child
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    • coast

      US /kost/

      UK /kəʊst/

      • Noun
      • Land near the sea or ocean
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To progress in something without trying hard
      • (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • crack

      US /kræk/

      UK /kræk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
      • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
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    • daydream

      US /ˈdeˌdrim/

      UK /ˈdeɪdri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
      • Noun
      • Experience of imagining fantasies happening
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • dock

      US /dɑ:k/

      UK /dɒk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take away a part of an animal's tail
      • To take away a part of someone's salary
      • Noun
      • Area in a harbor where boats arrive and are kept
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    • drown

      US /draʊn/

      UK /draʊn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill something by putting it under water
      • To make something very wet or cover it completely
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    • estate

      US /ɪˈstet/

      UK /ɪˈsteɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large piece of land, usually with a large house
      • Group of houses all built at the same time
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    • grandfather

      US /ˈɡrændˌfɑðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /'ɡrænfɑ:ðə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Your mother's or father's father
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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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    • journey

      US /ˈdʒɚni/

      UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/

      • Noun
      • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel through a place
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    • joy

      US /dʒɔɪ/

      UK /dʒɔɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Deep happiness and pleasure about something
      • Thing or person that causes pleasure or happiness
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience happiness or to be glad
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    • lay down on

      US /leɪ daʊn ɑn/

      UK /leɪ daʊn ɒn/

      • other
      • To neglect duties or avoid work or effort.
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    • ocean

      US /ˈoʃən/

      UK /'əʊʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Large body of salt water; a large sea
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    • often used to

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
      • Commonly applied or implemented in a particular situation or context.
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    • on the beach

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
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    • port

      US /pɔrt, port/

      UK /pɔ:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • City where ships can shelter during a storm
      • Left side of a ship when facing forward
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move data from one computer system to another
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    • sail

      US /sel/

      UK /seɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel across water in a boat or a ship
      • To move along quickly and smoothly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Trip or journey on a ship
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    • sail through

      US /seɪl θru/

      UK /seil θru:/

      • other
      • To complete something easily and successfully.
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    • sailed

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel across water in a boat or a ship
      • To move along quickly and smoothly
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    • sailing

      US /ˈselɪŋ/

      UK /ˈseɪlɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel across water in a boat or a ship
      • To move along quickly and smoothly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Trip or journey on a ship
      • The activity of using boats with sails
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    • sailor

      US /ˈselɚ/

      UK /ˈseɪlə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who helps sail a boat as their job
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    • sand

      US /sænd/

      UK /sænd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
      • Small pieces of rock that make beaches and deserts
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a surface with grit e.g. roads
      • To smoothen a surface with sandpaper
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    • sank

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To push something down into the ground
      • To dig (a well)
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move down toward a lower point
      • To decrease in value or amount
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    • shout

      US /ʃaʊt/

      UK /ʃaʊt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To speak very loudly to get attention
      • Noun
      • Speaking loudly so you get attention
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    • southwest

      US /saʊθˈwɛst, saʊˈwɛst/

      UK /ˌsaʊθ'west/

      • Noun
      • Location in the southwestern part of an area
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    • strength

      US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

      UK /streŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition of being strong
      • The quality or state of being physically strong.
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    • struggle

      US /ˈstrʌɡəl/

      UK /'strʌɡl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try very hard to do something difficult
      • To fight or struggle violently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
      • A difficult or challenging situation or task
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    • sweetheart

      US /ˈswi:thɑ:rt/

      UK /ˈswi:thɑ:t/

      • Noun
      • Person loved by another person
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    • used 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
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    • violent

      US /ˈvaɪələnt/

      UK /ˈvaɪələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
      • Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
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    • wander

      US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/

      UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
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    • wave

      US /wev/

      UK /weɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Movement of sound, air or energy
      • Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause to move side to side or back and forth
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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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