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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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Shuwen Wu posted on 2016/02/19Ever feel like native English speakers are speaking way too fast? This video breaks down how to understand them by looking at real-life dialogues and informal speech, focusing on tricky consonant clusters and elisions. You'll pick up essential listening skills to finally catch every word!
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