Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- finish up: To complete or bring something to an end.
- spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- come on over: An invitation to visit someone's home or location.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
- coming after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- next to: Being located along side another
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- brother: A boy or man who shares a parent with you
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- finish: To use or consume all of something
- youngest: Being the most young
- come: To arrive at a place
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- goodbye: Something you say when you leave someone
- old: Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- live: To be alive
- leave: To go away from; depart
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- building: To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- forest: Large area with many trees
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- boil: To become extremely angry or excited
- worker: Person who works
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- blow: To move something using air
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- shaky: Tending to shake, as from weakness or defect
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- shady: Dark because something blocks the light
- happily: In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
- architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
- vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- wolf: A dog-like wild animal
- brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
- chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
- log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
- tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- resourceful: Able to find ways to cope with difficult times
- coward: Someone too afraid to do what is right or needed
- underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
- tease: To purposefully bother an animal
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- construct: To build or create something
- arrogant: Rude, from belief you are better than others
- dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
- thankful: Feeling or showing you are grateful
- prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- follower: Person who accepts the leadership of another
- conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
- snob: Person with offensive air of superiority
- plump: Large and round; slightly fat, in a pleasant way
- horrified: Very annoyed or disapproving; shocked
- fireplace: Open area in a wall where a fire can be built
- puffed: To breath in and out quickly
- firewood: Wood that can be burned as fuel
- budge: To move or shift
- cauldron: Large metal container used for cooking over a fire
- whimper: To make a quiet crying sound
- eld: Late time of life
- sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
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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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The Three Little Pigs - Bedtime Story Animation | Best Children Classics HD
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kevin88 posted on 2015/08/22Get ready for a suspenseful retelling of The Three Little Pigs, perfect for a cozy bedtime story! You'll love following the classic tale of the pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, and it's a fantastic way to practice simple sentence structures and situational dialogue.
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