crumble
US /ˈkrʌmbəl/
UK /ˈkrʌmbl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To break into small parts or crumbs
B2Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorehistory
US /ˈhɪstəri/
UK /'hɪstrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
A2Moreloneliness
US /ˈlonlɪnɪs/
UK /'ləʊnlɪnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of feeling sad because you are alone
- A feeling of being isolated from others, even when surrounded by people.
B2Moreon fire
US /ɑn faɪr/
UK /ɔn ˈfaiə/
- Adjective
- Very successful or popular
- Burning
A2Morewithout me
US
UK
- Phrase
- Not including me; excluding me.
A2More
Vocabulary
- without me: Not including me; excluding me.
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- history: Established pattern or record
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- sleep: To have enough beds for
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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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