Vocabulary
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- next to: Being located along side another
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- have to: Must do
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- conduct: Your behavior
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- fabric: Cloth or material
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- inappropriate: Not appropriate or suitable for a situation
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- performance: Act of doing something
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
- clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
- breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
- tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
- investigation: Search for information about something
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
- enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- act: To behave in a certain way
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- protocol: Written agreement between countries
- surround: To be all the way around something
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
- transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
- evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
- coward: Someone too afraid to do what is right or needed
- thug: Violent or aggressive person
- checkpoint: Place where a traveler's ID is checked
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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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Trump confirms Secret Service agent was shot at White House Correspondents' Dinner | BBC News
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高晢維 posted on 2026/04/27Wow, a Secret Service agent was shot at the White House Correspondents' Dinner! This news report dives into the security breach and the rapid response, giving you a chance to practice understanding situational dialogue and simple sentence structures. You'll pick up key vocabulary related to presidential security and incident reporting in this gripping real-world event.
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