dive
US /daɪv/
UK /daɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- Rapid fall through air
- Intransitive Verb
- To swim deep under water with an air supply
- To rapid fall through air
B1Moredock
US /dɑ:k/
UK /dɒk/
- Transitive Verb
- To take away a part of an animal's tail
- To take away a part of someone's salary
- Noun
- Area in a harbor where boats arrive and are kept
B1Moreflee
US /fli/
UK /fli:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
B1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehickory
US /'hɪkərɪ/
UK /'hɪkərɪ/
- Countable Noun
- American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
C1Moremouse
US /maʊs/
UK /maʊs/
- Countable Noun
- Small animal that has fur and a long tail
- Noun
- Computer device to control movement on a screen
- Quiet, shy person
A2Moresplit
US /splɪt/
UK /splɪt/
- Adjective
- No longer married or in a relationship
- (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become divided or broken along a straight line
- To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
A2Moresprang
US /spræŋ/
UK /spræŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To lessen the impact of something under pressure
- To jump into the air
B1Morestrike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
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Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- strike: To hit something
- flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
- scare: To become frightened
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- clock: A device that shows the time
- mouse: Small animal that has fur and a long tail
- rang: To draw a circular shape or mark around something
- sprang: To lessen the impact of something under pressure
- hickory: American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2013/09/23Get ready to sing along with the classic "Hickory Dickory Dock"! This fun nursery rhyme is perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and picking up common phrases in a lively, repetitive chorus that makes learning a breeze.
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