Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- time is of the essence: Deadlines are critical; prompt action is required.
- of the essence: Absolutely necessary or vital.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- essence: Most important part or quality of something
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- respond: To answer something or someone
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- come: To arrive at a place
- violation: Abuse, damage or total disregard
- unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
- hose: Tube that carries a liquid
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- obstruction: Any structure that makes progress difficult
- marshal: Person who has a high position in the military
- firefighter: Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires
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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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Firefighter Breaks Car Window to Access Blocked Fire Hydrant
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VoiceTube posted on 2024/07/16Ever wondered what happens when a car blocks a fire hydrant? This video shows a firefighter's creative solution to a 'Hydrant Violation' during a '4-Alarm Fire' in the Bronx! You'll pick up practical vocabulary related to emergencies and learn simple sentence structures by watching this real-life incident unfold.
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