Vocabulary
- walk down: To walk along or down something.
- slide off: To move smoothly and unintentionally from a surface and fall or drop off.
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
- poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
- inch: 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- pin: To hold someone down so that they can't move
- ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
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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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