Vocabulary
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
- check out
- cat: Household pet with fur, four legs and long tail.
- pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- bed: Flat bottom surface of a lake, ocean etc.
- leave: To go away from; depart
- sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
- door: You walk through this when you go in a room
- sit: To take an exam
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- close: Almost; near
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- love: Person's name
- jump: To attack someone suddenly
- click: To work well with someone or something
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- download: To transfer data from a computer or the internet
- wet: Concerning a bar that serves or sells alcohol
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- afford: To make available, to provide
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- paw: Foot of an animal that has claws like a dog or cat
- lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- mansion: Very large, expensive home
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- leaping: To enter or start something eagerly
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- meow: Cry like a cat
- kitty: Amount of money a group of people share
- fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
- stub: A stand-in piece of programming code
- gutter: Trough along the eaves of roof for collecting rain
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
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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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Janet Chang posted on 2015/09/11Get ready to laugh with "EVERY CAT EVER"! You'll love the irreverent humor and talking cat voiceovers in this hilarious compilation of cat fails and bloopers. It's a super fun way to practice simple sentence structures and situational dialogue!
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