Vocabulary
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- great: Very good; better than before
- part: Division of a book
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- live: To be alive
- happen: To take place or occur
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- bob: To move up and down repeatedly
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- male: Characteristic of boys or men
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
- big: Popular
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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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