Vocabulary

  • on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
  • down and out: Without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute.
  • water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • evening: To make something level; to flatten
  • street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
  • friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
  • small: Little in size; not big
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • part: Division of a book
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • sailing: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • troubled: Worried, upset, concerned
  • shine: To point a light in a certain direction
  • rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
  • ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
  • comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
  • darkness: The state or quality of being dark in color
  • weary: To make or become tired or lose energy or strength
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    • bridge

      US /brɪdʒ/

      UK /brɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Structure built over river, road so you can cross
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a link between; bring together
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    • comfort

      US /ˈkʌmfət/

      UK /'kʌmfət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to make distressed person feel better
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Acts or words that reduce pain or sadness
      • State of being relaxed, warm or happy
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    • darkness

      US /ˈdɑrknɪs/

      UK /'dɑ:knəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state or quality of being dark in color
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    • down and out

      US /daʊn ənd aʊt/

      UK /daun ænd aut/

      • Adjective
      • Without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute.
      • Defeated and dispirited; in a state of despair.
      • Noun
      • A person who is destitute and homeless.
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    • ease

      US /iz/

      UK /i:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
      • To move slowly and purposely to get in small space
      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being comfortable or relaxed
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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
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    • on the street

      US /ɑn ði strit/

      UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/

      • Phrase
      • Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
      • Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
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    • rough

      US /rʌf/

      UK /rʌf/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
      • (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is difficult, or violent
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    • sailing

      US /ˈselɪŋ/

      UK /ˈseɪlɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel across water in a boat or a ship
      • To move along quickly and smoothly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Trip or journey on a ship
      • The activity of using boats with sails
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    • shine

      US /ʃaɪn/

      UK /ʃaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To point a light in a certain direction
      • To make or produce a bright light
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something clean by using a polish
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    • troubled

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Worried, upset, concerned
      • Transitive Verb
      • To worry, bother or disturb someone
      • To make an effort to do something; bother
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    • weary

      US /ˈwɪri/

      UK /'wɪərɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become tired or lose energy or strength
      • Adjective
      • Lacking energy or enthusiasm; tired or bored
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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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