Vocabulary
- from the top: From the beginning.
- have to: Must do
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- next to: Being located along side another
- lean in: To move closer to someone or something, often by bending forward.
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- audio: Concerning sound
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
- jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
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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
A2 Elementary
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