Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- in charge: To be responsible for
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- exception: Something different or not included
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- narrator: Person or character who tells a story
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
- great: Very good; better than before
- dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
- traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
- asphalt: Hard mixture used to make roads and streets
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- originate: To first come into existence
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- town: Small city
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- boat: Small form of transport for traveling on water
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- beer: Alcoholic drink that is made from wheat or grains
- jan: 1st month of the year
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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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No Roads, No Cars, Just Boats
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Evangeline posted on 2021/02/25Ever wondered what life is like in a village with no roads, only canals? This video takes you to Giethoorn, Netherlands, where you'll discover how locals get around using boats and learn practical vocabulary for daily life and cultural insights. You'll even see a special fire boat in action!
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