Vocabulary
- due to: Because of; owing to
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- leave: To go away from; depart
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
- dirt: Loose earth or soil
- bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
- pro: Reason given in support of something
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
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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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