Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- wander about: To move from place to place without a fixed purpose or destination.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- come over to: To visit someone's house
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- dude: Form of address for a man
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- blow: To move something using air
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- groove: Long line that is cut into a surface of something
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- row: To move a boat using oars
- clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
- poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- part: Division of a book
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- forest: Large area with many trees
- veil: Covering of fine net to protect or hide the face
- verse: Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
- whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- cap: Covering for the end or top of something
- vest: US sleeveless garment worn under a coat; waistcoat
- beaver: Small furry animal that builds things
- visor: Piece on helmet pulled down to protect the eyes
- windshield: Transparent screen to protect people in car
- snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
- stanza: Division of a poem; verse
- yah: Another way of saying 'yes'
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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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