Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- like no other: Unique; unparalleled; distinctly different from all others.
- symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
- bricks and mortar: A traditional business with a physical store or office, as opposed to an online business.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
- in hand: In one's possession or control.
- go hand in hand: Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
- intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
- establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
- innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
- cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
- affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
- enlightenment: State of having a lot of knowledge and wisdom
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
- medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
- contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
- elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- permanently: For a long time; always
- cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
- glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- terminal: End part of some structure or concept
- testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- symbol: Image that means or represents something
- monarchy: Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
- battle: Military fight between armies
- marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
- great: Very good; better than before
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- oppose: To fight against someone in a contest or game
- siege: Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
- sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
- gallery: Building to look at various types of art
- earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
- chapel: Room to hold religious services
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
- mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
- lofty: Having high goals
- harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- chivalry: Noble qualities of knights, e.g. protecting women
- town: Small city
- spire: Pointed structure on top of a building e.g. church
- botanical: Concerning plants or botany
- cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
- humankind: All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
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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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