duck
US /dʌk/
UK /dʌk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid doing something that is difficult
- To lower your head to avoid hitting something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Common type of water bird
B1Morehill
US /hɪl/
UK /hɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- High land not as high as a mountain
- Where the road or land goes upward; slope
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
A2Moreover the hill
US
UK
- Adjective
- Considered to be too old to perform effectively.
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Vocabulary
- over the hill: Considered to be too old to perform effectively.
- hill: High land not as high as a mountain
- duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- swim: To move through water by moving parts of the body
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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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Five Little Ducks Bath Time 🛁 | Count the Baby Ducks! 12345 🦆| CoComelon Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/04/21Get ready for a bubbly good time with "Five Little Ducks"! You'll love singing along to this classic nursery rhyme and practicing your counting skills from 1 to 5. It's a super fun way to pick up simple sentence structures and learn about everyday situations!
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