bastard
US /ˈbæstəd/
UK /'bɑ:stəd/
- Noun
- Someone whose parents were not married
- Person considered mean or deserving contempt
C2Moreblood
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
A2Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredefy
US /dɪˈfaɪ/
UK /dɪ'faɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to obey; be resistant to
B1Moreepic
US /ˈɛpɪk/
UK /'epɪk/
- Adjective
- Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- Noun
- A long story, often about many people and events
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein ways
US
UK
- Phrase
- In a manner or by methods that.
- In certain respects or aspects.
A1Morekingdom
US /ˈkɪŋdəm/
UK /'kɪŋdəm/
- Noun
- Category of the natural world
- Country e.g. United Kingdom
A2Morethunder
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
B1More
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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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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