Vocabulary
- 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.
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- name: What something or someone is called
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- psycho: Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- devil: A spirit said to be evil
- harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- stalker: Someone obsessively following/watching a person
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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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