Vocabulary
- family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- go on: To continue doing something
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- got to: To arrive at some place
- drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- across from: Being on the other side
- live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- spot: A certain place or area
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- huge: Very very large
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- couple: To join something to something else
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- respond: To answer something or someone
- leave: To go away from; depart
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- point: An item to be discussed
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
- recreational: Being done for pleasure
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- area: Amount of measured space
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- dodge: To attempt to avoid something
- personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
- sue: Person's name
- tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
- upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
- homeowner: Someone who owns a home
- campground: Site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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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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Video shows woman stuck in tree after treading floodwaters for 20 miles across Texas
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佛斯特 posted on 2025/07/08Wow, this is an incredible survivor story! You'll see how a woman was rescued after being stuck in a tree for miles during devastating floodwaters in Texas. This video is a fantastic chance to practice simple sentence structures and real-life situational dialogue from a live rescue report.
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