Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
  • sneak in: To enter a place secretly and quietly, usually without permission.
  • at length: In detail; fully
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
  • way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
  • go: To attend or be at a place
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • sake: Japanese rice wine
  • grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
  • snore: To make a loud noise while sleeping
  • insomnia: Inability to sleep for many nights
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • sleep: To have enough beds for
  • morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
  • penny: Person's name
  • apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
  • surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
  • sarcasm: Harsh or cutting remark
  • clean: Completely; entirely
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    • apartment

      US /əˈpɑ:rtmənt/

      UK /əˈpɑ:tmənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
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    • at length

      US /æt lɛŋkθ/

      UK /æt leŋθ/

      • Adverb
      • In detail; fully
      • Phrase
      • After a long time; eventually
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    • break in

      US /brek ɪn/

      UK /breik in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
      • To interrupt someone's conversation, task
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To interrupt a conversation or activity.
      • To wear something new until it becomes comfortable.
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • grant

      US /ɡrænt/

      UK /ɡrɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
      • To give or let someone do what they want
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money given for education or research
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • insomnia

      US /ɪnˈsɑ:mniə/

      UK /ɪnˈsɒmniə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Inability to sleep for many nights
      • A specific instance or occurrence of sleeplessness.
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    • penny

      US /ˈpɛni/

      UK /ˈpeni/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Countable Noun
      • Small coin worth 1/100th of a pound
      • A British unit of currency, one-hundredth of a pound.
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    • sake

      US /sek/

      UK /seɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Japanese rice wine
      • Noun
      • Interest or benefit of someone or something
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    • sarcasm

      US /ˈsɑrˌkæzəm/

      UK /ˈsɑ:kæzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Harsh or cutting remark
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    • sneak in

      US /snik ɪn/

      UK /sni:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a place secretly and quietly, usually without permission.
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    • snore

      US /snɔr, snor/

      UK /snɔ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a loud noise while sleeping
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    • stay away

      US /ste əˈwe/

      UK /stei əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
      • To remain absent from a place or event.
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    • surgeon

      US /ˈsɜrdʒən/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒən/

      • Countable Noun
      • A doctor who performs surgery
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    • way to go

      US /we tu ɡo/

      UK /wei tu: ɡəu/

      • Interjection
      • An expression of encouragement or approval.
      • An expression of sarcasm after someone has made a mistake.
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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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