Vocabulary
- at first sight: Immediately on seeing someone or something for the first time; based on a first impression.
- blow: To move something using air
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- call: A order or request for action
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- bad: Not good; wrong
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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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