Vocabulary
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- down and out: Without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute.
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- evening: To make something level; to flatten
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- small: Little in size; not big
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- part: Division of a book
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- sailing: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- troubled: Worried, upset, concerned
- shine: To point a light in a certain direction
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- darkness: The state or quality of being dark in color
- weary: To make or become tired or lose energy or strength
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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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Bridge Over Troubled Water - Elvis Presley (+lyrics) : Learn English
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Zenn posted on 2013/03/30Feeling down? Let the soulful sounds of Elvis Presley's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" lift your spirits while you pick up simple sentence structures! This video is perfect for diving into inspirational lyrics and practicing your English with a classic ballad.
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