Vocabulary
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- check on: To check that things are OK, correct
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- on the count of: Because of; due to a particular reason or cause.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- dude: Form of address for a man
- absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
- tiny: Very, very small
- plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- click: To work well with someone or something
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- leave: To go away from; depart
- league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
- flame: To glow
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- mighty: Having great strength or great size
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
- jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet
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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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Jin Wang posted on 2017/12/28Ever wondered how Captain America *should* have ended? This hilarious superhero parody is packed with snarky banter and a wild plane hijack plot, perfect for practicing situational dialogue and cultural references! You'll pick up simple sentence structures and enjoy some seriously funny moments.
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