breath
US /brɛθ/
UK /breθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Air you take in and out of your body
- The smell of someone's breath.
A2Morefrom the start
US /frʌm ði stɑrt/
UK /frɔm ðə stɑ:t/
- Phrase
- From the very beginning; from the outset.
A1Morekind of sad
US
UK
- Phrase
- Slightly sad; a little bit melancholy.
- Moderately sad; not extremely upset, but not happy either.
A1Morenerve
US /nɚv/
UK /nə:v/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- Courage to do something that is difficult or risky
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To summon one's courage; brace oneself.
A2Morespine
US /spaɪn/
UK /spaɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Line of bones that runs down your back
- The place the pages of a book are attached
C1Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moreto do with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be about something; concern
A1Moreto the rescue
US /tu ðə ˈrɛskju/
UK /tə ðə ˈreskju:/
- other
- Arriving in time to help or save someone from danger.
B1Morework out
US /wɚk aʊt/
UK /wə:k aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To find a way to do something, by thinking
A1More
Vocabulary
- work out
- from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
- kind of sad: Slightly sad; a little bit melancholy.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- to the rescue: Arriving in time to help or save someone from danger.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- leave: To go away from; depart
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- forget: To not remember something
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
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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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