breath
US /brɛθ/
UK /breθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Air you take in and out of your body
- The smell of someone's breath.
A2Morebridge
US /brɪdʒ/
UK /brɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- Transitive Verb
- To make a link between; bring together
A2Morecomfort
US /ˈkʌmfət/
UK /'kʌmfət/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to make distressed person feel better
- Uncountable Noun
- Acts or words that reduce pain or sadness
- State of being relaxed, warm or happy
A2Moreelegant
US /ˈɛlɪɡənt/
UK /'elɪɡənt/
- Adjective
- Having or showing grace, style or beauty
- Pleasingly ingenious and simple.
A2Moreencourage
US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/
UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To increase the chance of something happening
- To make someone more determined or confident
A2TOEICMoreestablish
US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To set or create something to last for a long time
- To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
A2TOEICMorefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Morefreeze
US /friz/
UK /fri:z/
- Intransitive Verb
- To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- Transitive Verb
- To store an item of food in a cold place
- To make someone to not want to communicate
A2Moregenerally
US /ˈdʒɛnərəli/
UK /ˈdʒenrəli/
- Adverb
- Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
A2Moregentle
US /ˈdʒɛntl/
UK /'dʒentl/
- Adjective
- Kind and quiet in nature; not harsh or violent
A2Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Morein the open
US /ɪn ði ˈopən/
UK /in ðə ˈəupən/
- Phrase
- Publicly; not secret.
- Outdoors; not inside a building or covered space.
A1Moreinspire
US /ɪnˈspaɪr/
UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone an idea to do or make something
- To make someone feel a certain emotion
- Intransitive Verb
- To breathe in
- To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
B1TOEICMoremental
US /ˈmɛntl/
UK /ˈmentl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the mind
A2TOEICMoremurky
US /ˈmɜrki/
UK /ˈmɜ:ki:/
- Adjective
- Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
B2Morenarrator
US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/
UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/
- Noun
- Person or character who tells a story
- A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
B1Moreocean
US /ˈoʃən/
UK /'əʊʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
A2Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Moreresponse
US /rɪˈspɑns/
UK /riˈspɔns/
- Noun
- Something said/written as an answer to something
- Reaction to something that has occurred
A2TOEICMoreshock
US /ʃɑ:k/
UK /ʃɒk/
- Noun
- The passage of an electricity through the body
- Sudden bad feeling caused by something unexpected
- Transitive Verb
- To affect someone with an electrical current
- To cause great surprise, horror, or anger
A2Morespan
US /spæn/
UK /spæn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Distance between two supports of a bridge
- Period of time that something continues for
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To go across a certain distance between things
- To cover or extend over a time period
B1TOEICMorestrength
US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/
UK /streŋθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Condition of being strong
- The quality or state of being physically strong.
A2TOEICMoreswim in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a lot of something.
A1Moretemperature
US /ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə-/
UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When you your body heat is above normal
- How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
A2Moreunusual
US /ʌnˈjuʒuəl/
UK /ʌnˈju:ʒuəl/
- Adjective
- Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- Remarkable or interesting because different from or better than others.
B1Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2More
Vocabulary
- swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in the open: Publicly; not secret.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- mental: Concerning the mind
- strength: Condition of being strong
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
- narrator: Person or character who tells a story
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- murky: Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- great: Very good; better than before
- person: Man, woman or child
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- gentle: Kind and quiet in nature; not harsh or violent
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
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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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Swimming From Alcatraz to San Francisco 48 Times
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Evangeline posted on 2021/04/03Get ready for an incredible story about two young siblings who've swum from Alcatraz to San Francisco an amazing 48 times! You'll be inspired by their mental strength and learn some cool situational dialogue and simple sentence structures perfect for A2 learners.
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