Vocabulary
- at your service: Willing and able to help you.
- in the name of the law: By the authority of legal law or government.
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
- sailor: Someone who helps sail a boat as their job
- call: A order or request for action
- princess: Daughter of a king and queen
- butler: Senior male servant in a household
- job: Something that must be done
- stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
- stop: To block or close something
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- eye: The part of the body that you see with
- hero: Person of great courage/strength who saves others
- monsieur: (French) Mr; sir
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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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