Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- have to: Must do
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- articulation: Shaping the sounds of speech to communicate
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- assimilate: To adapt and become part of a new culture
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- phonetic: Concerning the sounds of languages
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- helpful: Doing things that help someone
- smoother: Being more smooth or flat than
- ch: Abbreviation for Chapter
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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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