awake
US /əˈwek/
UK /əˈweɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- To wake from sleep; wake someone from sleep
- Adjective
- Not asleep; up; alert
A2Morebrighten
US /ˈbraɪtn:/
UK /'braɪtn/
- Transitive Verb
- To add more light to; make more colorful
A2Morebrighten up
US /ˈbraɪtn: ʌp/
UK /ˈbraɪtn ʌp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become more cheerful or lively.
- Phrasal Verb
- To make something brighter or more cheerful.
- To become brighter.
A1Morehang
US /hæŋ/
UK /hæŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
- Intransitive Verb
- To float, move softly, or remain in the air
- To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
A2Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moresunshine
US /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn/
UK /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of happiness or cheerfulness
- Rays of light coming from the sun
A2More
Vocabulary
- brighten up: To become more cheerful or lively.
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- voice: Ability to sing well
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- love: Person's name
- gray: Color between black and white (also spelled grey)
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- sleep: To have enough beds for
- mistaken: To understand someone or something incorrectly
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- dear: Loved or valued very much
- brighten: To add more light to; make more colorful
- sunshine: Feeling of happiness or cheerfulness
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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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