at school
US
UK
- Phrase
- Present and attending school.
A1Morecare of
US /kɛr ʌv/
UK /kɛə ɔv/
- Preposition
- Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
A2Morefever
US /ˈfivɚ/
UK /'fi:və(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A high body temperature, indicating illness
- State of excited emotion or activity
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to have a fever.
B1Moregrandma
US /ˈɡrændˌmɑ,/
UK /ˈgrænmɑ:/
- Noun
- Mother of your father or mother
B2Moreout of town
US /aʊt ʌv taʊn/
UK /aut ɔv taun/
- Phrase
- Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
- Adjective
- Not available in the local area; absent and unreachable.
A1More
Vocabulary
- at school: Present and attending school.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- happen: To take place or occur
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- town: Small city
- love: Person's name
- sit: To take an exam
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- bad: Not good; wrong
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- soup: Fairly liquid food made by boiling ingredients
- grandma: Mother of your father or mother
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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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Elena posted on 2018/08/29Ever wondered how to talk about feeling sick or visiting the doctor in English? This dialogue is perfect for you, covering everyday health vocabulary and how to use the past tense in real-life situations like a hospital visit. You'll pick up practical phrases for talking about illness and grandma care, making your everyday English even better!
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