Vocabulary
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- set up
- update on: To provide the latest information about something.
- at least: As a minimum
- hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
- best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- map out: To plan or arrange something in detail.
- school district: A specific geographic area or region responsible for the administration and operation of public schools.
- get a hold: To make contact with someone
- have to: Must do
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- next to: Being located along side another
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- do laundry: To wash clothes and other items, typically in a washing machine.
- wrap around: To encircle or surround something.
- pop up: To appear suddenly.
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- fresh produce: Recently harvested fruits and vegetables offered for sale.
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- snap at: To speak to someone in a sharp or angry way.
- rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
- on to: Toward something; forward
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- dude: Form of address for a man
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- command: To be able to see far from a certain location
- tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
- submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- own: To have something as your property
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- deep: Complex and important
- gap: Distance between two objects
- disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
- wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
- central: Being in the middle
- frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- cross: Angry and upset
- lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- shortage: A lack of something necessary
- homeless: Having no home; living on the streets
- shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- sear: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
- displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
- fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
- outreach: Effort to help, educate, or inform those far away
- coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
- turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
- wrangler: Cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
- jeep: Small sturdy vehicle with four-wheel drive
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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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