Vocabulary
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- end in: To have something as the final result.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- forget: To not remember something
- anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
- consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
- title: Book produced by a publisher
- reconnect: To connect again
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
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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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English Pronunciation - Linking: Consonant to Vowel -- American Accent
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