Vocabulary
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- on to: Toward something; forward
- sit down: To take a seat
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- climb down: To descend, especially from a height, using your hands and feet.
- in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- happen on: To find or discover by accident.
- come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
- have to: Must do
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- going on: To continue doing something
- way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- for the last time: Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- in a corner: In a situation where one is trapped or pressured with few options.
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- for a change: As something different from what is usual or normal.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- fly up: To ascend or rise quickly into the air.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
- come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
- end in: To have something as the final result.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- look back: To think about past events
- make up: To invent or create a story
- squeeze into: To manage to get into a small or crowded space.
- round to: To visit someone's place informally, usually briefly.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- spot: A certain place or area
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- blow: To move something using air
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- gaze: Direction you are looking
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- piece: A counter in a board game
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
- owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
- solemnly: In a grave and sedate manner
- pup: Very young dog (and some other animals)
- stout: A dark bitter beer
- piglet: Young pig
- robin: Person's name
- nervously: In an anxiously nervous manner
- pooh: To defecate
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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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Piglet Does A Very Grand Thing - read by me, StoryTime Sammy @storytimesammy
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daisy Kency posted on 2025/11/24Get ready for a heartwarming tale as StoryTime Sammy reads "Piglet Does A Very Grand Thing"! You'll love following Piglet's brave adventure and pick up some great examples of simple sentence structures and situational dialogue along the way.
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