Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- far and away: By a considerable margin; easily the best.
- in total: Completely; with everything added together.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- tremendous: Very good or very impressive
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- leap: To enter or start something eagerly
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- couple: To join something to something else
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- great: Very good; better than before
- announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- manufacture: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
- united: To join or come together for the same goal
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- powerful: Having control or influence over
- close: Almost; near
- semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
- phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
- proudly: With pride; in a proud manner
- fabrication: Deliberately false or improbable information
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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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Chip-Maker TSMC Announces Plans for $100 Billion Investment in U.S. | WSJ News
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