attack
US /əˈtæk/
UK /ə'tæk/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- Noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
A2Moredestiny
US /ˈdɛstəni/
UK /'destənɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Someone's future; the power that governs this
B1Moreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Moreon the ground
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located on the surface of the earth.
- Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
pick it up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To lift something from a surface.
- To collect something or someone.
A2Morerun across
US /rʌn əˈkrɔs/
UK /rʌn əˈkrɔs/
- Phrasal Verb
- To meet someone or find something by chance
A1Moreside with
US /saɪd wɪð/
UK /said wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
A2Morethrill
US /θrɪl/
UK /θrɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- A sudden feeling of fear or excitement.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feel sudden excitement or pleasure
- To cause someone to feel excited and pleased.
A2Morewalk through
US /wɔk θru/
UK /wɔ:k θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To show someone carefully how to do something
A1More
Vocabulary
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- run across: To meet someone or find something by chance
- side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- go: To attend or be at a place
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
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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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