candle
US /ˈkændl/
UK /ˈkændl/
- Countable Noun
- Stick of wax with a string you light to make light
A2Morestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMorewinch
US /wɪntʃ/
UK /wɪntʃ/
- Noun
- Device using rope/chain to lift/pull heavy things
- Transitive Verb
- Pull or lift up with or as if with a winch
C1Morewrap
US /ræp/
UK /ræp/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- Thin bread filled with food and rolled
- Transitive Verb
- To be or move around something
- To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
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Vocabulary
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- boat: Small form of transport for traveling on water
- candle: Stick of wax with a string you light to make light
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- winch: Device using rope/chain to lift/pull heavy things
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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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