Vocabulary
- look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
- next to: Being located along side another
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- picture: General situation or state of being
- profile: To write a short description of a person or group
- portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
- idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
- portray: To play a character in theater or on film
- guidance: Advice on what to do in school, job, future
- skinny: Too thin; very lean
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- Pacific: Relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean
- dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
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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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Surprising People With Their First Facebook Profile Picture
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Angie Hsu posted on 2015/08/18Ever wonder what your first Facebook profile pic looked like? This video takes a hilarious and nostalgic trip down memory lane, showing how people's online personas have evolved since their early days! You'll get a fun look at embarrassing photos and pick up simple sentence structures along the way.
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