Vocabulary
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- write down: To record in writing
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at least: As a minimum
- check out
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- material: Cloth; fabric
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- person: Man, woman or child
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
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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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