Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
  • epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
  • defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • thunder: Loud sound
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • bastard: Someone whose parents were not married
  • blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • kingdom: Category of the natural world
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • death: When someone dies; the end of life
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
  • wait: To delay or not do something until later
  • power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
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    • bastard

      US /ˈbæstəd/

      UK /'bɑ:stəd/

      • Noun
      • Someone whose parents were not married
      • Person considered mean or deserving contempt
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    • blood

      US /blʌd/

      UK /blʌd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
      • Related by birth; family
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
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    • death

      US /dɛθ/

      UK /deθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone dies; the end of life
      • The cause or manner of someone dying.
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    • defy

      US /dɪˈfaɪ/

      UK /dɪ'faɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refuse to obey; be resistant to
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    • epic

      US /ˈɛpɪk/

      UK /'epɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
      • Noun
      • A long story, often about many people and events
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in ways

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a manner or by methods that.
      • In certain respects or aspects.
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    • kingdom

      US /ˈkɪŋdəm/

      UK /'kɪŋdəm/

      • Noun
      • Category of the natural world
      • Country e.g. United Kingdom
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    • thunder

      US /ˈθʌndɚ/

      UK /'θʌndə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loud sound
      • The sound that comes from the sky from lightning
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a loud sound like that made by lightning
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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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