Vocabulary
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- on foot
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- persecution: Act of treating badly due to race, religion etc.
- shatter: To break into small pieces
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- inability: Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- fill: To make something full
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- recruitment: Act of enlisting people into the army
- unknown: Not being known or famous
- kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
- abduct: To take away by force, usually to get money
- forcefully: Strongly; in a way intended to be effective
- northwest: Being between west and north
- firstborn: First in order of birth
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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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Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria | BBC News
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/11/24This BBC News report dives into a harrowing school abduction in Nigeria, focusing on the escape of fifty children. You'll gain insight into cultural depth and situational dialogue while understanding the complexities of community grief and concerned parents.
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