Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- check out
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- In the event of: If something happens, especially something undesirable
- with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- due to: Because of; owing to
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- name: What something or someone is called
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- surround: To be all the way around something
- lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
- dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
- blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
- weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
- vagina: Lower part of the female reproductive tract
- anatomy: Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
- wing: Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- delicacy: Something pleasing because of its good taste
- dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
- fruit: Result or product of something
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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
A2 Elementary
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