awake
US /əˈwek/
UK /əˈweɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- To wake from sleep; wake someone from sleep
- Adjective
- Not asleep; up; alert
A2Moreburst
US /bɚst/
UK /bɜ:st/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- To break apart/open in a sudden and violent way
- Noun
- Brief time period when something happens and ends
- A sudden outbreak or display of something.
A2Morehard to say
US
UK
- Phrase
- Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
A1Moreplanet
US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
A2Morerude
US /rud/
UK /ru:d/
- Adjective
- Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- Offensive; ill-mannered
A2Morevariety
US /vəˈraɪɪti/
UK /və'raɪətɪ/
- Noun
- Particular type of thing or person
- The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.
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Vocabulary
- hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- sleep: To have enough beds for
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
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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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