Vocabulary
- in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- call in: To ask others for help when in need
- mummy: Mother
- hotel: Place where people can stay when traveling
- driver: People who move cattle from one place to another
- rain: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
- hour: 60 minutes
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- husband: Married man
- evening: To make something level; to flatten
- sister: Female you share a parent with
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- windy: When the wind is blowing
- enter: To start a career or an education
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- shave: To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- mosquito: Small flying insect which sucks blood
- reporter: Someone whose job is to report news
- warn: To tell someone about possible danger
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- tomb: Small building or stone box where dead body is put
- discovery: Learning something for the first time
- germ: Tiny organism that can cause sickness and disease
- exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- inscription: Words that are written or cut into statue, etc.
- o'clock: According to the clock
- cobra: Deadly snake known for its hooded head
- shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
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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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