Vocabulary

  • a little bird told me: Used to say you heard something from a secret source.
  • together with: In addition to; along with.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
  • clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
  • idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
  • interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
  • view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
  • call: A order or request for action
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • marvellous: Extraordinarily good or great
  • sky: The place where we see clouds above us
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    • a little bird told me

      US /ə ˈlɪtl bɝd toʊld mi/

      UK /ə ˈlɪtl ˈbə:d təuld mi/

      • other
      • Used to say you heard something from a secret source.
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    • bet

      US /bet/

      UK /bet/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
      • Used to express certainty or confidence
      • Countable Noun
      • Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
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    • bright

      US /braɪt/

      UK /braɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Cheerful and happy (manner)
      • (Of color) light and easy to see; vivid
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    • idiom

      US /ˈɪdiəm/

      UK /ˈɪdiəm/

      • Noun
      • Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
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    • intelligent

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒənt/

      UK /ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt/

      • Adjective
      • Smart; able to think and reason
      • Having a good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend.
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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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    • marvellous

      US /ˈmɑːrvələs/

      UK /ˈmɑ:vələs/

      • Adjective
      • Extraordinarily good or great
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    • sky

      US /skaɪ/

      UK /skaɪ/

      • Noun
      • The place where we see clouds above us
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • together with

      US /təˈɡɛðɚ wɪð/

      UK /təˈɡeðə wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; along with.
      • Including; as well as.
      A1
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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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    姚易辰 posted on 2013/08/14
    Ever wondered what 'a little bird told me' really means? Dive into this hilarious comedy sketch where talking birds spill the tea on common English idioms like 'bird brain' and 'bird's eye view'! You'll pick up practical, everyday phrases in no time with this fun lesson.

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