Vocabulary
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
- at least: As a minimum
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- turn red: To blush or become flushed, usually due to embarrassment or shyness.
- to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
- only from: Exclusively originating or sourced from a particular place or entity.
- have to: Must do
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- call: A order or request for action
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- atmosphere: Air around us
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- obscure: To hide something to make it difficult to be seen
- shadow: To cover something with shade
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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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