Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- have to: Must do
- peck at: To strike or pick at something with the beak.
- creep into: To enter a place quietly and stealthily, often without permission.
- on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- green with envy: Feeling very jealous of someone or their possessions.
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- land: Region or country
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- forest: Large area with many trees
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
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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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