Vocabulary
- as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- hear things: To imagine hearing sounds or voices that are not real.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- couple: To join something to something else
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- leave: To go away from; depart
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- garage: Place for keeping a car
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- piece: A counter in a board game
- point: An item to be discussed
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- person: Man, woman or child
- license: To give official permission to do something
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- bob: To move up and down repeatedly
- truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- upstairs: On a floor above
- moose: Large deer with big antlers found in colder areas
- canoe: Small and light boat propelled with a paddle
- lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- dresser: Piece of furniture with drawers and shelves
- spaceship: Spacecraft designed to travel into space
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
- outdoor: Happening, used, or done outside a building
- golf: Game played to hit a ball into a hole with a stick
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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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Every Black Person Needs A Few White Friends. Drew Thomas
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VoiceTube posted on 2024/09/06Ever wondered about the hilarious side of cultural differences, especially when it comes to friendships? This stand-up bit is packed with observational jokes and relatable stories about navigating life with friends from different backgrounds, and you'll pick up some great situational dialogue along the way!
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