Vocabulary
- read through: To read something from beginning to end, often to find mistakes or check details.
- have to: Must do
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
- go into detail: To explain or describe something fully and completely.
- into detail: To explain or discuss something thoroughly with many specifics.
- going on: To continue doing something
- from memory: Using only your memory without any help or notes.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- flip through: To look quickly through a book or magazine.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- factor: Something that influences a result
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- important: Having power or authority
- beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
- voluntary: Done or given by their own will and not forced
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- linguist: Person who speaks several languages
- gradient: A measure of how steep something is
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- underline: To draw a line beneath a word or phrase
- mini: Small British car
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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
A2 Elementary
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4 steps to learning a language with books
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April Lu posted on 2018/04/05Ever wondered how to make reading your secret weapon for language learning? This video breaks down Stephen Krashen's amazing '4 steps to learning a language with books' method, showing you how to boost your vocabulary with graded readers and graphic novels. Get ready to dive into comprehensible input and make learning fun and effective!
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