Vocabulary
- lift me up: To encourage or improve the mood of someone.
- painted over: To cover something with paint.
- going on: To continue doing something
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- love: Person's name
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- stop: To block or close something
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- silent: Without making any noise; soundless
- smile: To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
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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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