Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- going on: To continue doing something
- in the hand: Physically held or grasped in one's hand.
- in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- strike: To hit something
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- act: To behave in a certain way
- custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- horrific: Terrifying and shocking
- raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
- own: To have something as your property
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- license: To give official permission to do something
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
- weak: Not having a strong character
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- famous: Excellent
- rudimentary: Being or involving basic facts or principles
- dead: Not alive
- long: Person's name
- arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- bravery: Quality allowing someone to do courageous things
- bystander: Someone who happens to see an event
- leapt: To enter or start something eagerly
- heroism: Actions of courage/strength, done to save others
- rabbi: Jewish religious teacher
- shotgun: Double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon
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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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Officials: father & son kill 15 in Australia mass shooting
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Minjane posted on 2025/12/15Dive into a crucial news report covering the tragic events in Sydney and the important discussions around gun laws. You'll not only get up to speed on this significant international story but also pick up advanced vocabulary and gain cultural insights into the Jewish community and Hanukkah celebrations.
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