Vocabulary
- account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
- move along: To make progress; advance.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- have to: Must do
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- as follows: Used to introduce a list or explanation.
- big: Popular
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
- small: Little in size; not big
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- close: Almost; near
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- model: Being an excellent example of
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- east: Direction where the sun rises
- bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
- west: Person's name
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- happen: To take place or occur
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- circle: A perfectly round shape
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
- disk: Thin or flat, round object, e.g. for storing data
- account: An advantage
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
- correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- naturally: In the expected or usual way
- everyday: Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary
- assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- horizontally: In a flat or level direction
- undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
- modify: To make minor change to something
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- mount: To attach something to something else
- orbital: Concerning an orbit
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- epicycle: Circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid
- vantage: (usually vantage point) A place or position affording a good view of something
- looping: To put a circle of rope around something
- revisit: To talk or think about something again
- lag: Delay between two events
- normalize: To make something normal or regular
- hallmark: Quality that is typical or defines person or thing
- tweak: To make a small change or adjustment
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
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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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ASTR 1P01, CLIP 56: Epicycles; Retrograde Motions in the Geocentric and Heliocentric Models
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QAM Chen posted on 2013/11/05Ever wondered why planets seem to move backward sometimes? This video dives into epicycles and retrograde motion, explaining how ancient astronomers like Ptolemy tried to map the cosmos, and how the heliocentric model finally cracked the code! You'll pick up some awesome astronomy vocabulary and get a clear picture of these fascinating celestial movements.
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