ask for help
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To request assistance or support.
duck
US /dʌk/
UK /dʌk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid doing something that is difficult
- To lower your head to avoid hitting something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Common type of water bird
B1Moreflour
US /flaʊr/
UK /ˈflaʊə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Powder made from a grain used in cooking
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something with flour in cooking
B1Moreharvest
US /ˈhɑ:rvɪst/
UK /ˈhɑ:vɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- The time of year to bring crops in from the fields
- Transitive Verb
- To gather ripe crops in from the fields
- To obtain or collect something.
B1TOEICMoreonce upon a time
US /wʌns əˈpɑn e taɪm/
UK /wʌns əˈpɔn ə taim/
- Phrase
- A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
B1Moreplant
US /plænt/
UK /plɑ:nt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Factory or a place where things are made
- Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
- Transitive Verb
- To firmly position something (in the ground)
- To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
A2TOEICMoresigh
US /saɪ/
UK /saɪ/
- Noun
- Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
- Intransitive Verb
- To breathe out to show boredom or disappointment
A2Moreupon a time
US
UK
- Phrase
- An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
A1Morewheat
US /hwit, wit/
UK /wi:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- A kind of grain that is used to make flour
B1More
Vocabulary
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- ask for help: To request assistance or support.
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- thank: To tell someone you are grateful to them
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- big: Popular
- harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
- bread: Money or earnings
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
- sigh: Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
- duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
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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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jh posted on 2015/04/27Get ready for a classic tale with "The Little Red Hen"! You'll love following along as the hen works hard to bake bread, learning a great lesson about self-reliance and the rewards of effort. This video is perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and picking up useful farm-related vocabulary!
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