Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- deal with
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- burn off: To get rid of calories through exercise or physical activity.
- on point: Perfectly done; exactly right.
- look after: To take care of someone or something
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- rags to riches: Used to describe a person who started with nothing and made themselves wealthy.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- bring back: To cause to remember
- cast out: To expel or banish someone from a place or group.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- happy ending: A conclusion to a story, play, movie, etc., in which everything turns out well for the protagonists.
- hands down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
- in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
- medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- wicked: Morally bad; evil
- tale: Story that is not true
- utter: To make a particular sound; speak
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- exhaustion: Total loss of strength; extreme tiredness
- fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
- hip: The upper part of Leg
- host: Mass; a great number
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- verbally: Through speech; using words
- burn: To destroy with fire
- origin: Point at which something begins or is created
- celestial: Concerning the sky or objects in the sky
- hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
- cricket: Sport played by two teams hitting a ball with bats
- mermaid: Creature with top half a woman, bottom half a fish
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- exchange: Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- orphan: Child whose parents have died
- pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- kingdom: Category of the natural world
- come: To arrive at a place
- pipe: To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
- merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- slipper: Soft, comfortable type of indoor footwear
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
- call: A order or request for action
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- goose: Large water bird related to a duck
- misfortune: Unfortunate or unlucky event
- infest: (Of bad things) to be present in in large numbers
- prophesy: To state that something will happen in the future
- abduct: To take away by force, usually to get money
- gingerbread: Cake flavored with ginger
- flax: Fiber that is woven into linen fabric
- wolf: A dog-like wild animal
- heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
- stepmother: Father's wife after death/divorce of your mother
- deceitful: Intended to deceive; tending to lie
- pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
- horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
- piper: Person that plays a pipe, e.g. a bagpipe
- fingernail: Nail at the end of a finger
- grandma: Mother of your father or mother
- huntsman: Man who hunts animals to kill them
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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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