Vocabulary
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- every kind of: Each and all types of something; all varieties of.
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- feed into: To have an influence on something or form a part of it
- in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- draw up: To create a formal document
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- atmosphere: Air around us
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
- hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
- gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
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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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The Water Cycle
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nini posted on 2014/11/24Ever wondered where rain comes from or where rivers go? This video dives into the fascinating journey of water on our planet, explaining everything from evapotranspiration to groundwater! You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary related to Earth science along the way.
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