Vocabulary
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- in hot water: In trouble; in a difficult situation.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- last person: The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
- have to: Must do
- lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
- sit back: To relax and take it easy.
- in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
- zone out: To stop paying attention and start daydreaming or thinking about other things.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- step out: To go outside for a short time
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- graduate from: To successfully complete a course of study at a university, college, or school.
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- read: Person's name
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- hot: Angry or excited
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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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Anthony | Mission: Kobe Bryant | Homeless in LA
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VoiceTube posted on 2012/12/31Dive into Anthony's powerful story of overcoming homelessness and trauma in LA, inspired by Kobe Bryant's resilience! You'll hear his journey through spoken word and learn practical ways to understand difficult situations, all while picking up simple sentence structures perfect for A2+ learners.
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