Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
- grow on: To cause someone to begin to like
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- huge: Very very large
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- master: To gain control over something
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- feast: Religious celebration
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- delighted: Greatly pleased; filled with wonder and delight
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- village: Small town in the country
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- grin: Showing the teeth because you are amused; smile
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
- back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
- fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
- wolf: A dog-like wild animal
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- porter: Person who carries luggage for guests/passengers
- bony: With the bones showing; skinny
- unkind: Lacking kindness; mean; ungenerous
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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
A2 Elementary
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Story for Children | The Wolf and The Lean Dog | Kids Story | English Story by Anon Kids
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阿維 posted on 2017/06/05Ever wondered if a wolf's promise is worth trusting? Dive into the classic Aesop Fable, "The Wolf and The Lean Dog," and discover a clever moral lesson about deceptive promises! You'll love practicing simple sentence structures and picking up useful vocabulary in this fun talking animal story, perfect for a bedtime read.
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