Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- for all that: Despite that; even though.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- good samaritan: A person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy to someone in trouble.
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
- foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
- morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- woman: Adult female human being
- kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
- embodiment: The perfect example of a concept; personification
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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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榮得傑 posted on 2015/05/11Get ready for a heartwarming story about kindergarten teacher Sonya Romero, who is also a foster mom! You'll be inspired by the community's surprise donation to her school and pick up simple sentence structures and cultural insights along the way.
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