Vocabulary
- climb into: To get into or onto something by climbing.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
- biggest: Most popular
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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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Kyle Maynard, Texas A&M University-Commerce
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Emily posted on 2016/05/11Get ready to be inspired by Kyle Maynard, an adaptive athlete who summited Mount Kilimanjaro against all odds! You'll hear his incredible story and pick up useful phrases for discussing challenges and achievements in everyday conversations.
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