Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- have on: To be wearing something.
- on time
- pick me up: To collect someone or something from a place.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- urge: A strong desire for something
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- part: Division of a book
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- call: A order or request for action
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- love: Person's name
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
- seek: To ask someone for help
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- tale: Story that is not true
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- repeat: Action that is done again
- anymore: No longer; no more
- refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
- infinity: State of being without end; endless time, space
- advise: To suggest what would be helpful
- adore: To love very much; to give honor to
- warn: To tell someone about possible danger
- infinitive: A verb in its base form, e.g. 'to run'
- asterisk: The mark *
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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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Intermediate English grammar - Verb patterns, (verb + ing, verb + to) gerunds and infinitives
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Cai Xin Liu posted on 2016/08/20Ever get confused about when to use 'verb + ing' versus 'verb + to'? This video breaks down tricky verb patterns with gerunds and infinitives, showing you how to use common verbs correctly! You'll pick up essential grammar skills with clear examples that make sense.
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