distance
US /ˈdɪstəns/
UK /'dɪstəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of friendliness toward another person
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of space between two places or things
- A point or place that is far away.
A2Moreflow
US /flo/
UK /fləʊ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of something that moves through an area
A2Morefrom a distance
US
UK
- Phrase
- Not close; far away.
B1Moregone with the wind
US /gɔn wɪð ðə wɪnd/
UK /gɒn wɪð ðə wɪnd/
- other
- Completely lost or vanished without a trace.
C1Morelift
US /lɪft/
UK /lɪft/
- Noun
- Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
- To move something to higher position
A2Moreoff the ground
US /ɔf ði ɡraʊnd/
UK /ɔf ðə ɡraund/
- Phrase
- Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
- Airborne; having left the ground.
A1Morespin
US /spɪn/
UK /spɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- To move something in a rapid turning motion
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
B1More
Vocabulary
- off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
- gone with the wind: Completely lost or vanished without a trace.
- from a distance: Not close; far away.
- be: Being
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
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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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