Vocabulary
- kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- praise: To express approval of something or someone
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- hump: Rounded mass, like that on the back of a camel
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- alive: Living; not dead
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- great: Very good; better than before
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
- traitor: Person who betrays your country or someone's trust
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- camel: Large desert animal with a long neck and hump(s)
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- size: How big or small a thing is
- groaning: To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- aah: Something you shout when you are hurt
- humph
- akkadian: An ancient branch of the Semitic languages
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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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