Vocabulary
- due to: Because of; owing to
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- to the gods: Completely destroyed or ruined.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- existence: State of being present, alive or real
- status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
- acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
- fabric: Cloth or material
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- superior: Better; higher quality
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- profile: To write a short description of a person or group
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- due: When something is required or expected
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
- instinctively: Through intuition, not thought
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- tease: To purposefully bother an animal
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
- blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
- hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
- miraculous: Wonderful; extraordinary
- configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
- meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
- outage: Temporary loss of electrical power
- peep: To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
- marketplace: Place where a public market is held
- preview: Showing of a movie before public release
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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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Shariqa Sanobar Kareem TEDEd Talk || Grade-10 || ZPHS Nusthulapur || Paramita TEDED Club
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Richard VT posted on 2026/03/25Ever wondered what happens when social media goes dark? This TEDEd talk dives into our dependence on digital platforms, using a real-life WhatsApp outage as a jumping-off point to explore attention spans and the need for a 'brain reset.' You'll pick up practical insights on mindfulness and digital well-being that are super relevant for students today!
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