Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- twist: To turn something in a circular direction
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- love: Person's name
- sit: To take an exam
- eve: The time just before something happens
- black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
- gay: Happy and bright
- mom: A slang term for mother
- shouldn: Shouldn't
- blackness: Darkness
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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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