Vocabulary
- like no other: Unique; unparalleled; distinctly different from all others.
- last summer: The summer before this one.
- on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
- set up
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- spot: A certain place or area
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- viral: Of or caused by a virus
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
- pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
- refrain: To decide to not do something you want to do
- creature: Animal of any type
- marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
- illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- operation: Business or company, or its activities
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- deep: Complex and important
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- mania: Mental illness marked by high energy or excitement
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- respectful: Showing respect, consideration or politeness
- coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
- paddle: Long stick with a flat end used to move a boat
- photographer: Professional who takes photographs for a living
- department: Division of a larger part or organization
- surf: To view webpages on the internet
- lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
- mark: Person's name
- wildlife: All wild animals
- outlaw: Person hiding from police after breaking the law
- hijacking: To take control of a plane, etc. by force
- otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
- mama: A mother
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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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Otter who terrorized California surfers returns
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VoiceTube posted on 2024/07/22Remember that notorious otter who was hijacking surfboards in California? Well, Otter 841 is back and causing a stir again! You'll get to practice your situational dialogue skills with this wild story and learn some fun facts about marine mammals.
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