Vocabulary
- back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- clean out: To empty a place of things, e.g. a room
- light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- write down: To record in writing
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- Mandarin: Official language of China
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- talk: Style of speaking
- bad: Not good; wrong
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- Asian: A native or inhabitant of Asia
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- emperor: Man who rules an empire
- Chinese: Concerning the culture and people of China
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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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15 Days of Chinese New Year (12 Days of Christmas Parody)
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yyj.land posted on 2015/07/01Get ready for a hilarious twist on a classic tune with "15 Days of Chinese New Year"! You'll dive into fun traditions like giving Red Envelopes and enjoying delicious New Year Food, all while picking up simple sentence structures and cultural insights.
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