Vocabulary
- fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- part: Division of a book
- long: Person's name
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- talk: Style of speaking
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- shine: To point a light in a certain direction
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
- gal: Another way to say girl
- texas: The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
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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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