Vocabulary
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- dial into: To connect to a computer system or network remotely using a telephone line or other communication channel.
- have to: Must do
- going on: To continue doing something
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- extreme: Very great in degree
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- conference: Series of lectures held as an event
- abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- exhibit: Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- quarter: 25 cents
- replace: To use instead of something else
- exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
- dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- borrow: To take and later return something from another
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- happen: To take place or occur
- note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- call: A order or request for action
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- lazy: Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
- unwanted: Not desired
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- til: Until
- weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
- oooh: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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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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