Vocabulary
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
- in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
- love: Person's name
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
- rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
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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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