at night
US /æt naɪt/
UK /æt nait/
- Phrase
- During the night; in the nighttime.
A1Moreglad
US /ɡlæd/
UK /ɡlæd/
- Adjective
- Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- Happy that something happened; pleased
A2Morelonely
US /ˈloʊnli/
UK /ˈləʊnli/
- Adjective
- Sad because apart from other people
- Being far away and rarely visited by people
B2Morepal
US /pæl/
UK /pæl/
- Countable Noun
- Friend
B1Morestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
A2Moreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMoretrouble
US /ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /ˈtrʌbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To worry, bother or disturb someone
- To make an effort to do something; bother
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of public order; disturbance
- State of difficulty or stress
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Vocabulary
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- pal: Friend
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- sleep: To have enough beds for
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- snoopy: A fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz
- sa: Abbeviation for South Africa
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2025/11/14Ever feel a little lonely or ponder life's big questions late at night? This clip features Snoopy having a classic nighttime monologue, perfect for understanding comforting and melancholy dialogue. You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and situational phrases that are great for practicing your conversational English!
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