Vocabulary
- bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- irregular verbs: Verbs that do not form their past tense or past participle by adding -ed.
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
- advanced level: A high or complex stage of learning or skill.
- do without: To manage without having or doing something
- in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- at school: Present and attending school.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- end in: To have something as the final result.
- join in
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- participate: To take part with others in doing something
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- plural: Being more than one person or thing
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- important: Having power or authority
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- auxiliary: Helping or supporting a function or group
- definite: Not likely to change; clearly decided
- subscriber: Person who pays a (monthly) fee to get a service
- participle: Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
- countable: (Of nouns) that can exist in the plural
- uncountable: (Of nouns) that cannot exist in the plural
- unfinished: Not yet ended; not complete; still being done
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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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10 MOST COMMON Grammar Mistakes English Learners Make
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Samuel posted on 2018/05/16Ever mix up your tenses or use the wrong preposition? This video dives into the 10 most common grammar mistakes English learners make, breaking down tricky concepts like uncountable nouns and word order. You'll pick up essential grammar knowledge and even get a chance to win prizes by joining the Mmm English Challenge!
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