all along
US /ɔl əˈlɔŋ/
UK /ɔ:l əˈlɔŋ/
- Adverb
- From the beginning; all the time.
- Phrase
- In a line parallel to something long.
A2Morefever
US /ˈfivɚ/
UK /'fi:və(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A high body temperature, indicating illness
- State of excited emotion or activity
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to have a fever.
B1Morehold 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.
A1Morehole
US /hol/
UK /həʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- Fault or weakness in a plan, idea or explanation
- Transitive Verb
- (Golf) to get the ball into the hole
- To make a hole in something.
A2Morein the air
US
UK
- Phrase
- Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
- Adjective
- Being broadcast on radio or television.
A1Morein the way
US /ɪn ði we/
UK /in ðə wei/
- Phrase
- Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- Stored or placed so as to be available or ready when needed.
A1Moresee the light
US /si ði laɪt/
UK /si: ðə lait/
- Idiom
- To finally understand something after a period of confusion or ignorance.
- To come into existence or be made public.
A1More
Vocabulary
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- all along: From the beginning; all the time.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- see the light: To finally understand something after a period of confusion or ignorance.
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- live: To be alive
- close: Almost; near
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- need: To be unable to manage without something; require
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
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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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