Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- see to: To attend to; take care of
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- for a change: As something different from what is usual or normal.
- stand out
- blend in: To look or behave like the surrounding people so you are not easily noticed.
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- dude: Form of address for a man
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
- aid: To help others and provide things
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- blend: To combine different elements or substances
- technically: In an exact and particular manner
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- kid: Child or young person
- ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
- incubator: Device for keeping newborn babies warm
- eraser: Piece of rubber to rub out a mistake in writing
- petrify: To be very afraid or paralysed with terror
- superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
- bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
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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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wen posted on 2018/04/09Ever wondered what it's like to start a new school year with a unique challenge? This clip from 'Wonder' dives into Auggie Pullman's first day, showing us powerful moments of family support and the realities of facing bullying. You'll get to practice understanding situational dialogue and simple sentence structures in a really touching story!
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