Vocabulary
- first words: The initial words spoken by a baby or young child.
- write down: To record in writing
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- black and white
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- act: To behave in a certain way
- ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- heroic: Courageous, determined, and worthy of admiration
- archive: To store things such as historical records
- landing: To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
- diary: Book in which you write what you did each day
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- library: Place where books and other media are kept
- aloud: In a way that can be heard; not said to yourself
- disobedience: Doing what is not following the rules
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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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【TED-Ed】Let's make history…by recording it - StoryCorps & TED Prize
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Christina Lin posted on 2015/12/14Ever wondered how to capture and preserve precious memories? This video dives into the amazing world of StoryCorps and how they're recording history, one conversation at a time! You'll discover how simple sentence structures and powerful vocabulary can bring these incredible 'Legacy Stories' to life.
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