Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- dice up: To cut something into small cube-shaped pieces.
- set with: To be decorated or adorned with something.
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
- end in: To have something as the final result.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- tv show: A television program.
- check out
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
- contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- fragment: Part that is broken off of something
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
- person: Man, woman or child
- shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- excellent: Extremely good
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- great: Very good; better than before
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
- meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
- instruct: To command someone formally to do something
- come: To arrive at a place
- spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- add: To include as well
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
- apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession
- flatten: To make level and spread out over a surface
- onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
- basil: Green mint herb with broad leaves used in cooking
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
- yer: Nonstandard spelling of 'your'
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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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TO BE Contractions -- American English Pronunciation
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Sam Sam posted on 2017/07/01Ever wonder how native speakers make talking sound so smooth? This video dives into American English contractions like 'gonna' and 'wanna' with Rachel's English, showing you how to nail connected speech in casual conversations. You'll pick up practical phrases perfect for everyday chats, all while learning in a fun, real-life context!
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