Vocabulary
- down the line: At a later time; in the future.
- without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
- evolution: Theory that living things change over time
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
- fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
- point: An item to be discussed
- great: Very good; better than before
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- primate: One of species containing humans and monkeys
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- pinpoint: Exact, as of accuracy
- resemblance: Being similar in appearance
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
- fishy: Strange; suspicious; probably untrue
- prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
- album: Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
- snapshot: A photograph, especially an informal one
- ancestral: Concerning dead relatives
- decidedly: Without question and beyond doubt
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- reconstruct: To rebuild something after it has been destroyed
- grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
- grandparent: Your mother or father's parent
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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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