bet
US /bet/
UK /bet/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- Used to express certainty or confidence
- Countable Noun
- Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
A2Morefault
US /fɔlt/
UK /fɔ:lt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A failure or negative aspect of
- Crack in the earth where earthquakes can happen
- Transitive Verb
- To blame someone, something for a negative result
A2Moreglad
US /ɡlæd/
UK /ɡlæd/
- Adjective
- Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- Happy that something happened; pleased
A2Moregoblet
US /ˈgɑ:blət/
UK /ˈgɒblət/
- Countable Noun
- Large wine glass with a tall stem
C1Moreloser
US /ˈluzɚ/
UK /'lu:zə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who fails to win a game or other contest
- Someone unsuccessful in work/relationships/life
A2Morepleasant
US /ˈplɛzənt/
UK /'pleznt/
- Adjective
- Causing a good feeling
- Having an agreeable or attractive personality.
B1Morepool
US /pul/
UK /pu:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
- Small body of still water
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a liquid) to collect into a small area
A2Morerace
US /res/
UK /reɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- People who share physical features or culture
- Intransitive Verb
- To take part in a running or swimming competition
- To move or go at a very fast pace
A2Moresophomore
US /ˈsɑfəˌmɔr, -ˌmor, ˈsɑfˌmɔr, -ˌmor/
UK /ˈsɒfəmɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Someone in second year in high school or college
C2Moretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Moreweekend
US /ˈwi:kend/
UK /ˌwi:kˈend/
- Noun
- Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
A2More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- pleasant: Causing a good feeling
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- sophomore: Someone in second year in high school or college
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- long: Person's name
- close: Almost; near
- pool: Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- goblet: Large wine glass with a tall stem
- weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
- dinner: Main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening
- loser: Someone who fails to win a game or other contest
- donna: An Italian woman of rank
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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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