Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- phonetic transcription: A visual representation of speech sounds using phonetic symbols.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
- on my feed: Appearing in the list of updates or content that a user sees on a social media platform.
- feed on: To eat a particular food.
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- slightly: Only a little
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- fellow: Man or a boy
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- memorize: To study something so that you remember it
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- point: An item to be discussed
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
- newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
- phonetic: Concerning the sounds of languages
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- transcription: Something written from spoken material
- horseshoe: Metal plate nailed to the hoof of a horse
- masterclass: An example of excellent work
- oo: The sound of surprise
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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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Learn to Pronounce the Short oo Sound /ʊ/ 🇺🇸 American English Pronunciation Challenge Master Class
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