Vocabulary
- stand up with: To support or defend someone or something.
- at table: Seated at a table, especially for a meal.
- to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- tease: To purposefully bother an animal
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- aid: To help others and provide things
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- hefty: Being heavy or large
- dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
- lavish: To use or give a lot of something
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- point: An item to be discussed
- legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
- alive: Living; not dead
- shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
- skinny: Too thin; very lean
- bout: A boxing match
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- come: To arrive at a place
- lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
- lamb: Young sheep
- roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- trek: Slow or difficult journey
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- main: Most important; most often used
- wagon: Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- crib: Young child's bed with barred side; cot
- ivory: Hard cream-colored substance forming tusks
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- centerpiece: Central or most important feature
- bandit: Robber or outlaw belonging to a gang
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- overweight: Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
- ebony: Dark brown timber from a tropical tree
- mama: A mother
- yah: Another way of saying 'yes'
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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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