Vocabulary
- ball up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- such as: For example; like
- interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- conduct: Your behavior
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- association: Organization of people with the same interest
- session: Period of time used for a specific activity
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
- dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- century: Period of 100 years
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- division: How many times a number is contained in another
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
- athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- frequent: Happening often
- subsequently: After something else has happened; as a result
- excellent: Extremely good
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- recreational: Being done for pleasure
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- add: To include as well
- international: Of or relating to several countries
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
- federation: Group of organizations joined together
- volleyball: Game of hitting ball over net using the hands
- teammate: Fellow member of a team
- collegiate: Concerning or of college students
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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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History of Volleyball: Video Explainer
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liz Chou posted on 2026/04/26Ever wondered how volleyball became the thrilling sport it is today? Dive into the fascinating history of volleyball, from its invention by William G. Morgan at the YMCA to its Olympic glory, and pick up some advanced vocabulary along the way! This video is a fantastic way to boost your cultural knowledge and understanding of complex sentence structures.
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