Vocabulary
- on the telephone: Engaged in a phone call.
- vouch for: To assert or confirm as a truth based on one's experience or knowledge.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- territory: Area of land defended by an animal
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- favor: Support or approval from people
- recipient: Someone who gets or receives something
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- leave: To go away from; depart
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
- verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
- badge: Material with a pin to show membership in a group
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- scenic: Having beautiful scenery
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- sheriff: Officer who enforces the law in an area
- come: To arrive at a place
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
- congressional: Concerning the US congress
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- operator: Someone who operates or controls a machine
- fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
- county: Administrative region within a country or a state
- aunt: Sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle
- plumb: Precisely or exactly
- marshall: Person's name
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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
A2 Elementary
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/14Get ready for a tense phone call in this classic Western clip! You'll hear a female marshal and a sheriff in Amarillo, Texas, as they navigate a revenge quest, perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and situational dialogue.
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