Vocabulary
- irregular verbs: Verbs that do not form their past tense or past participle by adding -ed.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- print out: To produce a paper copy of a document from a computer.
- feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- complicated: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- section: A part of a whole
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- important: Having power or authority
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- memorize: To study something so that you remember it
- distant: Unfriendly; cold
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- irregular: Happening at unequal spaced distances or times
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- participle: Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- emphasizes: To stress the items that are important
- ed: Shortened form of 'editor'
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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
A2 Elementary
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The past tense
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JasonLeungteacher posted on 2017/07/13Ever get confused between 'have' and 'did' when talking about the past? This video breaks down the past tense, including irregular verbs and the present perfect, with clear examples and even a printable PDF to help you master it! You'll be building simple sentences with confidence in no time!
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