Vocabulary
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
- out of fashion: No longer fashionable or in style.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- go insane: To become mentally deranged or extremely irrational.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
- exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- document: Official (printed) record that gives information
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- act: To behave in a certain way
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- great: Very good; better than before
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- vulgar: Being rude or socially inappropriate
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- truth: Real facts about something
- affirm: To state, strengthen or support a belief you have
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
- title: Book produced by a publisher
- mark: Person's name
- figuratively: In a manner a metaphor; not literally
- fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- morph: (Of computer animation) to gradually change shape
- shun: To avoid using/accepting, e.g. to show disapproval
- intolerable: Unbearable; so that you cannot suffer any more
- dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
- twain: (Literary) two of something; two people
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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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Adam Ruins Everything - Why Grammar Rules Aren’t Always Exact | truTV
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Kristi Yang posted on 2017/09/18Ever wondered if grammar rules are set in stone? This hilarious video from Adam Ruins Everything dives into why grammar isn't always so exact, exploring the wild origins of words like 'ain't' and the 'literally' debate! You'll get a fantastic look at language change and pick up some fun cultural insights along the way.
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