Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- in check: Under control; restrained.
- peace and quiet: A state of calm and tranquility; freedom from disturbance.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- spot: A certain place or area
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- leave: To go away from; depart
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
- fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
- avalanche: Large mass of snow falling down a mountain
- antidote: A drug, which limits the effects of a poison
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
- echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- blossom: Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
- mount: To attach something to something else
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- plane: An airplane
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- rumble: Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- peace: Calm and quiet state
- long: Person's name
- cancel: To end a legal, business, or other agreement
- airplane: A machine that flies through the air
- piglet: Young pig
- ding: Dent in a car, etc. caused by being hit
- superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- sherpa: A mountaineer or guide in the Himalayas
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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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