Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- going on: To continue doing something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
- go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- leave it out: To stop doing or saying something irritating or unpleasant.
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
- afford: To make available, to provide
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- comparison: Act of comparing things
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- subordinate: Grammar (of a clause) dependent on the main clause
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- important: Having power or authority
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- modify: To make minor change to something
- complement: To go with so as to make the whole complete
- clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
- conjunction: Combination of things or events
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
- comma: Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
- uncommon: Not typical; not normal; unusual
- unhealthy: Being in poor health; sickly
- identifies: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- modifies: To make minor change to something
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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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jwlee posted on 2017/06/03Ever get confused by sentence structure? This video breaks down adverb clauses and subordinate conjunctions, showing you exactly how to connect ideas smoothly! You'll pick up essential grammar knowledge and advanced vocabulary to make your English shine.
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