Vocabulary
- on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
- knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- in color: Displayed or produced using all colors; not black and white.
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- performance: Act of doing something
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- yeah: Another way of saying 'yes'
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- sharp: Person's name
- elastic: Able to return to original shape after stretching
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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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