Vocabulary
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
- swing by: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
- take a bow: To bend your head or body forward as a sign of respect or thanks to an audience.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- love: Person's name
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
- voice: Ability to sing well
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
- slim: Being thin in an appealing way
- shady: Dark because something blocks the light
- rejoice: To feel or express joy or great delight
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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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