Vocabulary
- man down: Used to indicate a person is injured or incapacitated.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- foot: Base of something such as a mountain or vase
- poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- father: A male parent
- blue: Color of the clear sky
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
- call: A order or request for action
- chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- trunk: Long nose of an elephant
- gambler: Person who bets money on the outcome of events
- misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
- satisfied: To make someone happy because they got their wish
- sin: Act that breaks a religious law
- tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
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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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