Vocabulary
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
- have to: Must do
- single step: A solitary action or measure.
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- couple: To join something to something else
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- part: Division of a book
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- happen: To take place or occur
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- forget: To not remember something
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- long: Person's name
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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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RICO posted on 2016/11/24Ever wondered what it's like to search for your roots across India? This clip from "Lion" dives into an emotional adoption story, perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and picking up situational dialogue. You'll get a taste of Bollywood's storytelling and cultural depth as you follow a powerful train journey!
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