Vocabulary
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- on record: Formally and publicly stated
- phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- strength: Condition of being strong
- category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- section: A part of a whole
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
- respect: To follow the established rules
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
- surround: To be all the way around something
- great: Very good; better than before
- rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- part: Division of a book
- deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
- hamster: Small animal with small tail, and large cheeks
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- weak: Not having a strong character
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- cyclone: Strong wind, similar to a hurricane, tornado, etc.
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- datum: Item of factual information
- hamlet: Very small village
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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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Hurricane Facts for Kids - Fun Facts With Hamlet the Hamster | Educational Videos by Mocomi
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Julianne Sung posted on 2021/07/05Ever wondered what makes a hurricane so powerful or how they get their names? Join Hamlet the Hamster for some super fun hurricane facts, from the Saffir-Simpson Scale to the brave Hurricane Hunters! You'll pick up tons of cool vocabulary about weird weather while learning how these amazing storms work.
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