Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- bricks and mortar: A traditional business with a physical store or office, as opposed to an online business.
- by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
- decade: Period of 10 years
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- insist: To demand that someone do something
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- mansion: Very large, expensive home
- symbol: Image that means or represents something
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- shadow: To cover something with shade
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- paw: Foot of an animal that has claws like a dog or cat
- live: To be alive
- thrift: Cautious management of money
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
- landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- long: Person's name
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- magical: Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
- skilled: Having or showing or requiring special skill
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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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