academy
US /əˈkædəmi/
UK /ə'kædəmɪ/
- Noun
- School that specializes in certain subjects
A2Moreawful
US /ˈɔfəl/
UK /ˈɔ:fl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible; terrible
A2Morebackground
US /ˈbækˌɡraʊnd/
UK /ˈbækgraʊnd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Images, color, or information behind the main one
- Someone's personal work and educational history
- Adjective
- Done or existing in a less noticeable or important way
- Hidden or not easily seen
A2TOEICMoreflow
US /flo/
UK /fləʊ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of something that moves through an area
A2Morelonely
US /ˈloʊnli/
UK /ˈləʊnli/
- Adjective
- Sad because apart from other people
- Being far away and rarely visited by people
B2Moremarshall
US
UK
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun
- Person who has a high position in the military
B1Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2Moreweight
US /wet/
UK /weɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- How heavy something is
- Metal object to measure how heavy something is
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- weight: How heavy something is
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- hour: 60 minutes
- grammy: Annual awards for musicians
- smith: Someone who works hot metal to make things
- marshall: Person's name
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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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