Vocabulary
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
- tv show: A television program.
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- imitation: Act of copying or imitating something
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- important: Having power or authority
- previously: At an earlier time
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- part: Division of a book
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- weak: Not having a strong character
- chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- disrespect: Lack of respect
- photography: Art of taking pictures with a camera
- supernatural: Being unable to be explained by natural causes
- online: Connected to the internet
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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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How To Improve Your Intonation In English - Top 3 Ideas
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EZ Wang posted on 2017/05/15Want to sound more natural when you speak English? This video breaks down the top 3 ideas for improving your intonation, focusing on word and sentence stress to make your English clearer. You'll learn practical techniques like shadowing that you can use right away!
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