Vocabulary
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- have to: Must do
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- light on: To illuminate something.
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- stop: To block or close something
- coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
- condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
- apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
- dog: Small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
- hot: Angry or excited
- brother: A boy or man who shares a parent with you
- mom: A slang term for mother
- maternal: Of mothers or being a mother
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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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Fu Jung Lai posted on 2012/12/20Get ready for a heartwarming and nostalgic trip down memory lane with Rocco Galasso as he shares personal stories about Sunday dinners and his life as an apartment superintendent! You'll dive into cultural depth with tales of pastrami sandwiches, coal rituals, and even breaking windows, all while picking up simple sentence structures and situational dialogue.
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