Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- going on: To continue doing something
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- have to: Must do
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- dream up: To invent or imagine something, especially something unusual or ingenious.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- great: Very good; better than before
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
- subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- movie: Motion picture; film
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- inception: Beginning or start of (institution or business)
- sidekick: Person often with another more important person
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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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Liang-Yu Lin posted on 2014/08/21Ever get lost in the layers of a movie? This hilarious Honest Trailer for Inception breaks down Christopher Nolan's mind-bending dream heist, making it super easy to follow along! You'll pick up on cultural references and practice understanding simple sentence structures while laughing out loud.
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