button
US /ˈbʌtn/
UK /'bʌtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- Transitive Verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
- To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
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US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
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Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- love: Person's name
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- read: Person's name
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
- chair: A person in charge of an official meeting
- boring: To make a deep hole in the ground with a drill
- chen: Wild goose having white adult plumage
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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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Teresa Chen posted on 2016/05/23Get ready for some laughs with Klaus and his hilarious take on Chen's new chair – it's got buttons galore! You'll love the character banter and pick up on simple sentence structures perfect for everyday conversations. This is a fantastic chance to enjoy some comedic dialogue while boosting your English!
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