elder
US /ˈɛldɚ/
UK /ˈeldə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The person who is older than another
- Wise, experienced and respected older person
- Adjective
- Older than
A2Moregoodness
US /ˈɡʊdnɪs/
UK /ˈgʊdnəs/
- Interjection
- (Used to express slight surprise)
- Uncountable Noun
- Nourishment; good food value
A2Morepossibility
US /ˌpɑsəˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Something with a chance of happening or being true
A2TOEICMoresake
US /sek/
UK /seɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Japanese rice wine
- Noun
- Interest or benefit of someone or something
A2Morespeak to
US /spik tu/
UK /spi:k tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To address or communicate with someone.
- To indicate or suggest something; to be relevant to.
A1Morestupid
US /ˈstu:pɪd/
UK /ˈstju:pɪd/
- Adjective
- Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- Noun
- A stupid person.
A2Moresurvive
US /sɚˈvaɪv/
UK /sə'vaɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
A2TOEICMorevow
US /vaʊ/
UK /vaʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Very serious promise
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a serious, often a religious, promise
B2More
Vocabulary
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- sake: Japanese rice wine
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- vow: Very serious promise
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- possibility: Something with a chance of happening or being true
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- live: To be alive
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- elder: The person who is older than another
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- woman: Adult female human being
- brother: A boy or man who shares a parent with you
- sister: Female you share a parent with
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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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【TED-Ed】Lessons from Auschwitz: The power of our words - Benjamin Zander
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Gabriel posted on 2022/01/10Ever wonder about the true impact of your words? This powerful TED-Ed talk excerpt shares a deeply moving lesson from a Holocaust survivor about the profound importance of speaking with intention, as if each word were your last. You'll gain cultural depth and practice simple sentence structures with this heartfelt and introspective story.
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