Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
- on horseback: Riding a horse or sitting astride a horse.
- by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- seek: To ask someone for help
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
- click: To work well with someone or something
- instinctively: Through intuition, not thought
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- condone: To allow bad behavior, by seeming to ignore it
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- great: Very good; better than before
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- land: Region or country
- business: A company formed for making profit
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
- greedy: Wanting to have more of something than you need
- skinny: Too thin; very lean
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- oppose: To fight against someone in a contest or game
- colonize: To take control over place and live there
- complexion: Appearance of skin on the face, e.g. darkness
- majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
- translucent: Having the quality of being transparent
- differ: To be different; to be not like others
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- ray: Person's name
- colonization: Act of taking control over a place
- curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
- hare: Fast animal similar to a rabbit but larger
- cow: Large farm animal from which we get milk and beef
- queen: Person's name
- madman: Insane person; person you think is stupid or wrong
- horseback: On horseback riding on the back of a horse
- ordain: To appoint as a priest of the church
- ye: Old word for 'you' in the plural
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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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"How The British Took Over India" - TREVOR NOAH (from "Afraid Of The Dark" on Netflix)
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Julianne Sung posted on 2023/10/16Ever wondered how the British ended up ruling India? Trevor Noah hilariously breaks down the history of colonization with spot-on accent impressions and sharp cultural observations! You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and gain a deeper understanding of historical power dynamics, all while having a good laugh.
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