Vocabulary

  • on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • for the last time: Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
  • to the bones: Extremely; deeply, especially relating to feeling cold or frightened.
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • awkward: Lacking smooth movement
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
  • upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • guide: To help or advise someone about something
  • throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • master: To gain control over something
  • corpse: A dead body
  • mighty: Having great strength or great size
  • event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
  • throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
  • rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
  • stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
  • sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
  • caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
  • brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • forest: Large area with many trees
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
  • like: To want to
  • dungeon: Dark underground room in a castle used as a prison
  • bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
  • ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
  • oak: Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
  • bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
  • haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
  • spectral: Of or like a ghost
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • awkward

      US /ˈɔkwəd/

      UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking smooth movement
      • Causing embarrassment or trouble
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    • bloody

      US /ˈblʌdi/

      UK /'blʌdɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
      • A word used when swearing or cursing
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    • brave

      US /brev/

      UK /breɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
      • Adjective
      • Not letting fear or danger stop you acting
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    • bro

      US /broʊ/

      UK /brəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shortened form of 'brother'
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    • cage

      US /kedʒ/

      UK /keɪdʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put (an animal) in a box made of metal bars
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    • caution

      US /ˈkɔʃən/

      UK /'kɔ:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
      • Warning given by police for breaking traffic rules
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone a warning about a possible danger
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    • conversation

      US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
      • General communication or interaction.
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    • corpse

      US /kɔrps/

      UK /kɔ:ps/

      • Countable Noun
      • A dead body
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    • dungeon

      US /ˈdʌndʒən/

      UK /ˈdʌndʒən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dark underground room in a castle used as a prison
      • A place or situation of misery or confinement.
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • for the last time

      US /fɚ ðə læst taɪm/

      UK /fə ðə lɑ:st taɪm/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
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    • ghost

      US /goʊst/

      UK /gəʊst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To write a book on behalf of another person
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bad effects, memories, and feelings from the past
      • Spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living
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    • giant

      US /ˈdʒaɪənt/

      UK /'dʒaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
      • Very successful, powerful person or organization
      • Adjective
      • Very large, or much bigger than other things
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    • glad

      US /ɡlæd/

      UK /ɡlæd/

      • Adjective
      • Happy or pleased about something/to do something
      • Happy that something happened; pleased
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • goal

      US /ɡol/

      UK /ɡəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
      • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
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    • guide

      US /ɡaɪd/

      UK /ɡaɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help or advise someone about something
      • To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Book or a magazine containing information/advice
      • Person leading others visiting an unknown place
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    • haircut

      US /ˈhɛrˌkʌt/

      UK /ˈheəˌkʌt/

      • Noun
      • Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
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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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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • master

      US /ˈmæstɚ/

      UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To gain control over something
      • To learn to do something very well
      • Adjective
      • Being very skilled at doing something
      • Being the main or most important thing or part
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    • mighty

      US /ˈmaɪti/

      UK /'maɪtɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Having great strength or great size
      • Very, extremely
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    • oak

      US /oʊk/

      UK /əʊk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
      • Adjective
      • Made from a special hard durable wood
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    • on the phone

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Talking on the telephone.
      • Adjective
      • Using a phone, especially a mobile phone.
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    • rule

      US /ruːl/

      UK /ruːl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is normal and usually happens
      • Governmental control or power over a region
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To decide legally, especially in court
      • To have control or influence
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    • spectral

      US /ˈspɛktrəl/

      UK /ˈspektrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or like a ghost
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    • stab

      US /stæb/

      UK /stæb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
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    • sword

      US /sɔrd/

      UK /sɔ:d/

      • Countable Noun
      • A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
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    • throat

      US /θroʊt/

      UK /θrəʊt/

      • Noun
      • Part of the neck that is below the chin
      • The passage in the neck through which food and air pass.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To utter or express with the throat; to sing.
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    • to the bones

      US /tu ðə bonz/

      UK /tu ðə bəunz/

      • other
      • Extremely; deeply, especially relating to feeling cold or frightened.
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    • topic

      US /ˈtɑpɪk/

      UK /'tɒpɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Subject or issue people talk or write about
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    • upset

      US /ʌpˈsɛt/

      UK /ʌpˈset/

      • Adjective
      • (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
      • Troubled, worried, or angry
      • Transitive Verb
      • To turn upside down or on its side
      • To trouble, worry, or anger someone
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • wound

      US /waʊnd/

      UK /waʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
      • To hurt someone emotionally
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sadness or displeasure caused by a bad memory
      • Physical injury, especially that suffered in war
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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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