Vocabulary
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- require: To demand that someone does something
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- role: Character played by an actor
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- pivotal: Having a lot of importance
- important: Having power or authority
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- public: Owned by the government
- choke: To cause someone not to breathe
- chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- guacamole: Dip made of avocado, garlic and other seasoning
- kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
- tortilla: Thin Mexican flat bread
- neighbour: Person who lives, or is near, you
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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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Ellen DeGeneres Medal of Freedom Award 11-22-16
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Kiara posted on 2016/11/28Get ready to feel inspired by Ellen DeGeneres's incredible journey as she received the Medal of Freedom! You'll hear about her impact on LGBT rights and kindness, all while picking up simple sentence structures and cultural insights.
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