Vocabulary

  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • compared with: In relation to
  • to death: Extremely; to a great degree
  • symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • make contact with: To initiate communication with someone.
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • headless: Not having a head
  • forget: To not remember something
  • fishing: To go fishing with a net or hook
  • paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
  • dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
  • big: Popular
  • animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
  • early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
  • water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • elephant: Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • holding: To agree to keep something for someone
  • rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
  • cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
  • discover: To find something new that was not known before
  • death: When someone dies; the end of life
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
  • realise: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • huge: Very very large
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • creature: Animal of any type
  • sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
  • extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
  • smooth: Moving without stops and starts
  • shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • symbol: Image that means or represents something
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
  • interpret: To express so that others understand it
  • explorer: Person who travels to places to discover more them
  • mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
  • discovery: Learning something for the first time
  • sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • imaginary: Not real; existing only in your imagination
  • sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
  • civilization: A highly developed society
  • summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
  • rocky: (Of a marriage, etc.) involving many difficulties
  • intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
  • immense: Very great in size or amount
  • transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
  • beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
  • plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
  • sensational: Causing intense interest
  • afterlife: Life after death
  • batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
  • desolate: To destroy a place
  • abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
  • altitude: Height of something above sea level
  • automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
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    • abundance

      US /əˈbʌndəns/

      UK /əˈbʌndəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quantity that is very large or more than enough
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    • afterlife

      US /ˈæftɚˌlaɪf/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftəlaɪf/

      • Noun
      • Life after death
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    • altitude

      US /ˈæltɪˌtud,-ˌtjud/

      UK /'æltɪtju:d/

      • Noun
      • Height of something above sea level
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    • automatically

      US /ˌɔtəˈmætɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /ˌɔ:tə'mætɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way not requiring control by a person
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    • batter

      US /ˈbætɚ/

      UK /'bætə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or hurt by being hit, or from hard use
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    • beast

      US /bist/

      UK /bi:st/

      • Noun
      • Ugly or terrifying animal
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    • bull

      US /bʊl/

      UK /bʊl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nonsense; untrue or foolish statements
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    • capture

      US /ˈkæptʃɚ/

      UK /'kæptʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
      • To record, tape, or film something
      • Noun
      • The act of seizing or taking control of something.
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    • cave

      US /kev/

      UK /keɪv/

      • Noun
      • Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give in to pressure
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    • civilization

      US /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeʃən/

      UK /ˌsɪvəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A highly developed society
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    • communicate

      US /kəˈmjunɪˌket/

      UK /kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give and exchange information
      • To convey or make known (information, feelings, etc.)
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    • compared with

      US /kəmˈpɛrd wɪð/

      UK /kəmˈpeəd wið/

      • Preposition
      • In relation to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have examined the differences or similarities between two or more things.
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • creature

      US /ˈkritʃɚ/

      UK /ˈkri:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animal of any type
      • An animal, as distinct from a human being.
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    • death

      US /dɛθ/

      UK /deθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone dies; the end of life
      • The cause or manner of someone dying.
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    • desert

      US /ˈdɛzət/

      UK /'dezət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To leave a place for ever; abandon
      • To leave when one is needed or expected to stay
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
      • A punishment or reward that is deserved.
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    • desolate

      US /ˈdɛsəlɪt/

      UK /'desələt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy a place
      • Adjective
      • Empty of life, usually of a place
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    • discover

      US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/

      UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find something new that was not known before
      • To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
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    • discovery

      US /dɪˈskʌvəri/

      UK /dɪ'skʌvərɪ/

      • Noun
      • Learning something for the first time
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    • elephant

      US /ˈɛləfənt/

      UK /ˈelɪfənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large gray animal with a long nose and two tusks
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    • explorer

      US /ɪkˈsplɔrɚ, -ˈsplor-/

      UK /ɪkˈsplɔ:rə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who travels to places to discover more them
      • A tool or application used for browsing or investigating something.
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    • extraordinary

      US /ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri/

      UK /ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri/

      • Adjective
      • Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
      • Additional to or different from what is usual or regular.
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    • fishing

      US /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

      UK /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go fishing with a net or hook
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The act of catching fish
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • headless

      US /ˈhɛdlɪs/

      UK /ˈhedləs/

      • Adjective
      • Not having a head
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • imaginary

      US /ɪˈmædʒəˌnɛri/

      UK /ɪ'mædʒɪnərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Not real; existing only in your imagination
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    • immense

      US /ɪˈmɛns/

      UK /ɪˈmens/

      • Adjective
      • Very great in size or amount
      • Extremely great in degree; vast.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • intensity

      US /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

      UK /ɪn'tensətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great energy, strength, or concentration
      • The quality of being intense; the degree or amount of strength, force, etc.
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    • interpret

      US /ɪnˈtɚprɪt/

      UK /ɪn'tɜ:prɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express so that others understand it
      • To translate what is said into another language
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    • make contact with

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To initiate communication with someone.
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • mysterious

      US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

      UK /mɪˈstɪəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Unusual; hard to understand or work out
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • plateau

      US /plæˈto/

      UK /'plætəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Flat land that is higher than the land around it
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To not increase or decrease; stay stable or stuck
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    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • sacred

      US /ˈsekrɪd/

      UK /ˈseɪkrɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Worthy of religious worship; very holy
      • Being highly valued and respected
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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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    • sensational

      US /sɛnˈseʃənəl/

      UK /senˈseɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Causing intense interest
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    • shoot

      US /ʃut/

      UK /ʃu:t/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To kick or throw a ball at a goal
      • To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
      • Countable Noun
      • Emerging new part of a plant
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    • smooth

      US /smuð/

      UK /smu:ð/

      • Adjective
      • Moving without stops and starts
      • Pleasant and flat to touch, not rough
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something rough feel flat, e.g. by ironing
      • To spread a substance over a surface
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    • sudden

      US /ˈsʌdn/

      UK /ˈsʌdn/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
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    • summit

      US /ˈsʌmɪt/

      UK /'sʌmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
      • Highest part or top point of a mountain
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • reach the summit of (a mountain or hill).
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    • symbol

      US /ˈsɪmbəl/

      UK /'sɪmbl/

      • Noun
      • Image that means or represents something
      • An image that represents a message of some kind
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    • symbol of

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
      • A visible sign of something intangible.
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    • to death

      US /tu dɛθ/

      UK /tu: deθ/

      • Phrase
      • Extremely; to a great degree
      • Until death
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    • transition

      US /trænˈzɪʃən, -ˈsɪʃ-/

      UK /trænˈzɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Change from one state, movement, place to another
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To change state, movement, place, or subject
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

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