Vocabulary
- stump up: To pay or provide money, especially reluctantly.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- see into: To investigate or examine closely.
- in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- poverty: State of being poor
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
- bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
- feast: Religious celebration
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
- grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
- faithful: (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
- stump: To campaign by making political speeches
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- barrel: To travel at high speed
- behave: To act correctly
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- boil: To become extremely angry or excited
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
- nowadays: At the present time; now
- arrogance: Rude manner from belief you are better than others
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- rank: To rate or class things
- hideous: Very ugly; frightening-looking
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- forest: Large area with many trees
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
- inaudible: Impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear
- iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
- owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
- virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
- obedient: Doing what someone tell you to; submissive
- bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
- outcry: Show of anger or unhappiness by many people
- oath: Promise to do something
- knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
- sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
- ale: Fermented alcoholic drink made from malt
- whimpering: To make a quiet crying sound
- friar: Religious man who lives by begging
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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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Chia-Yin Huang posted on 2016/12/07Ever wondered what women truly want? Dive into the hilarious and surprising "Wife of Bath's Tale" from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, animated and subtitled for you! You'll love the medieval comedy and the clever twist, all while picking up useful phrases for cultural understanding and everyday dialogue.
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