Vocabulary
- without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- prominent: Being important or well known
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- require: To demand that someone does something
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- daily: Happening every day
- alive: Living; not dead
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
- mobility: Ability to move
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- talk: Style of speaking
- authenticate: To prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is
- abduct: To take away by force, usually to get money
- savannah: Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
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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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US news anchor Savannah Guthrie pleads for return of her abducted mother | BBC News
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/02/05This is a powerful news report about Savannah Guthrie's heartfelt plea to find her abducted mother. You'll hear real-life dialogue and practice understanding simple sentence structures in a truly gripping situation.
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