Vocabulary
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
- ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
- in second grade: Being in the second year of elementary school.
- red hot: Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
- lead to: To result in some action
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- burn up: To consume all of something, e.g. fuel, energy
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- in circles: Moving or going around and around; not progressing.
- run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
- got to: To arrive at some place
- spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- big: Popular
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- business: A company formed for making profit
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
- near: Being close in time; happening soon
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- cross: Angry and upset
- small: Little in size; not big
- easiest: Being the least difficult
- shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- skateboard: Board with wheels you stand on to ride
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- happen: To take place or occur
- bowling: To roll a ball in the sport of bowling
- meter: Unit of length equal to 100 cm or about 39 inches
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- killer: Something that is a challenge to deal with
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- atmosphere: Air around us
- tiny: Very, very small
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- burn: To destroy with fire
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- huge: Very very large
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- loosely: In a relaxed, calm, and free manner
- amount: Quantity of something
- inefficient: Unable to act in a way that saves resources
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
- county: Administrative region within a country or a state
- laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- surveying: To offer a broad view or general description
- beam: To send out information, signals, or light
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
- concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- sunlight: Rays of light coming from the sun
- recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- importantly: In an important way;
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
- pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
- spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
- streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
- diameter: Distance across the center of an object
- km: A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters
- swarm: Large group of flying insects moving together
- tug: To pull (something) hard or suddenly
- crater: Large hole in ground caused by heavy impact
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- primordial: Existing from the beginning of time; primary
- ther: THER is an acronym
- deflect: To cause to turn in a different direction
- vaporized: To kill to make something completely disappear
- charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
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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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