Vocabulary
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- strike: To hit something
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- leave: To go away from; depart
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- wrist: Part where your hand joins your arm
- late: At a time after the expected time
- deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
- cone: A 3D shape with a circular base and pointed top
- seam: Line where cloth, metal etc. are joined together
- historically: In history; in the past
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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
A2 Elementary
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