Vocabulary
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- bring back: To cause to remember
- on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
- on the stock: Present or available in inventory or storage.
- on behalf of: As the representative of someone
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- hear of: To know about someone or something because you have been told about them
- have to: Must do
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
- go on: To continue doing something
- at school: Present and attending school.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- up: To act suddenly and unexpectedly
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- fix: Answer to a problem
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
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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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