Vocabulary
- in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- yeah: Another way of saying 'yes'
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- Chinese: Concerning the culture and people of China
- wish: To want something to happen or to become true
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- Taiwan: A government on the island of Taiwan established in by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
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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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