Vocabulary
- alternative energy: Energy generated from natural resources, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- out of gas: Having no more gasoline in the tank of a vehicle.
- rewrite history: To change the commonly accepted facts or perception of past events.
- take it easy
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- come: To arrive at a place
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- history: Established pattern or record
- futuristic: Concerning futurism
- penny: Person's name
- pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
- dog: Small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
- egypt: A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from to BC
- continuum: A continuation without noticeable divisions
- king: Person considered the best or top at something
- rewrite: To write again to improve, or correct errors
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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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郭哲志 posted on 2014/04/16Get ready for a wild ride through history with Mr. Peabody and Sherman! You'll love seeing how they navigate Ancient Egypt and deal with hilarious family comedy, all while picking up natural situational dialogue and simple sentence structures.
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