alive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMorebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morecave
US /kev/
UK /keɪv/
- Noun
- Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- Intransitive Verb
- To give in to pressure
A2Morecuriosity
US /ˌkjʊriˈɑsɪti/
UK /ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- Eager desire to learn more about something
B1Moreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMoresurvive
US /sɚˈvaɪv/
UK /sə'vaɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
A2TOEICMoreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- dad: Another word for father
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- father: A male parent
- live: To be alive
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- leave: To go away from; depart
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- long: Person's name
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- fill: To make something full
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- alive: Living; not dead
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- everyday: Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2013/03/28Get ready for an adventure with The Croods! This clip is packed with fun situational dialogue and simple sentence structures, perfect for practicing everyday English conversation. You'll love seeing how this prehistoric family navigates their world with hilarious family rules!
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