Vocabulary
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- check out
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
- sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- close: Almost; near
- long: Person's name
- quarter: 25 cents
- sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
- month: One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- talk: Style of speaking
- big: Popular
- call: A order or request for action
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
- history: Established pattern or record
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- amount: Quantity of something
- relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- cultural: Of a particular society's customs and beliefs
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- public: Owned by the government
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
- passage: Process of moving through time
- telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
- slightly: Only a little
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- duration: Length of time that something lasts
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
- leaping: To enter or start something eagerly
- leap: To enter or start something eagerly
- galactic: Concerning a galaxy
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
- axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- elliptical: Indirect
- interstellar: Being in the space between stars or star systems
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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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What are years... and the galactic supermassive black hole!
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Why Why posted on 2013/03/28Ever wondered how long a 'year' actually is? This video dives into the fascinating differences between a leap year, a sidereal year, and even a galactic year, all while exploring the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy! You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures perfect for boosting your English skills.
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