Vocabulary
- sister: Female you share a parent with
- dear: Loved or valued very much
- room: All of the people inside a particular room
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- evening: To make something level; to flatten
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- father: A male parent
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
- great: Very good; better than before
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- agreeable: Willing to agree with or to do something
- ill: Not well or sick
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- invitation: When someone asks another to attend an event, etc.
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- pleasant: Causing a good feeling
- pleased: To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
- add: To include as well
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- library: Place where books and other media are kept
- lady: Another way of saying 'woman'
- reply: Answer to someone's question
- sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
- pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- handsome: A large amount or quantity
- neighbourhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
- continued: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
- beauty: Something attractive that produces great pleasure
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
- assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- admiration: A feeling of respect and appreciation
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
- fortune: What might happen to you in the future
- gentleman: Man who has good manners and is considerate
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- honour: To fulfill an agreement
- kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
- carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
- acquaintance: Person that you know but isn't a good friend
- colonel: Person with senior rank in an army or air force
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- civility: Or courteous behavior and politeness
- compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
- scarcely: Only a very short time before
- eld: Late time of life
- countenance: Expression of the face
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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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Part 1 - Pride and Prejudice Audiobook by Jane Austen (Chs 01-15)
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吉兒 posted on 2013/06/10Dive into the witty world of Jane Austen with the first part of Pride and Prejudice! You'll get to practice understanding situational dialogue and pick up some advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures from this classic Regency romance.
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