Vocabulary
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
- in hand: In one's possession or control.
- go hand in hand: Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- long: Person's name
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- live: To be alive
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- tease: To purposefully bother an animal
- junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
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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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