cavalry
US /ˈkævəlri/
UK /ˈkævlri/
- Noun (plural)
- Soldiers trained to fight on horseback
B2Morecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Moredice
US /daɪs/
UK /daɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To cut food or other things into small pieces
- Noun (plural)
- Cubes with dots numbering 1-6 on used in games
B2Morediscover
US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/
UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To find something new that was not known before
- To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
A2TOEICMoreenemy
US /ˈɛnəmi/
UK /ˈenəmi/
- Noun
- Something that stops you doing what you want
- Group, or people, you are opposed to
A2Morefor some reason
US /fɔr sʌm ˈrizən/
UK /fɔ: sʌm ˈri:zən/
- Phrase
- For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
A1Moreforeign
US /ˈfɔ:rən/
UK /ˈfɒrən/
- Adjective
- Being of a different place or country
- Strange; different from ones found at home
A2TOEICMorehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMoremirror
US /ˈmɪrɚ/
UK /'mɪrə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- An accurate impression or picture of something
- Transitive Verb
- To reflect (an image)
- To have similar qualities to something else
A2Moreroll
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
A2TOEICMorerule
US /ruːl/
UK /ruːl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
A2TOEICMoresalt
US /sɔlt/
UK /sɔ:lt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- Transitive Verb
- To add salt to food in order to improve its taste
- To add salt to ice in order to melt it
A2Moresand
US /sænd/
UK /sænd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- Small pieces of rock that make beaches and deserts
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a surface with grit e.g. roads
- To smoothen a surface with sandpaper
A2Moreshield
US /ʃild/
UK /ʃi:ld/
- Noun
- A family's coat of arms or insignia
- Device used to protect from a harmful force
- Transitive Verb
- To cover (e.g. your face) so as to hide from
- To cover from a dangerous or harmful force
B1Morestand upon
US /stænd əˈpɑn/
UK /stænd əˈpɒn/
- other
- To insist firmly on something.
B2Moresweep
US /swip/
UK /swi:p/
- Countable Noun
- Man who cleans chimneys
- Long, smooth movement made with your arm or a tool
- Transitive Verb
- To clean something from a surface with a brush
- To search a very wide area for something
A2Moresword
US /sɔrd/
UK /sɔ:d/
- Countable Noun
- A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
B1Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- stand upon: To insist firmly on something.
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- live: To be alive
- sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- long: Person's name
- cavalry: Soldiers trained to fight on horseback
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
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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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