Vocabulary
- hear of: To know about someone or something because you have been told about them
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- in the west: Located in or towards the west.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- realm: Area ruled by a king or queen
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
- asset: Thing that has value to you
- examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
- thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
- deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
- role: Character played by an actor
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- stance: A position or opinion stated in public
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- defense: Argument in support of something
- mad: Very angry
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- tweak: To make a small change or adjustment
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- area: Amount of measured space
- thunder: Loud sound
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- cross: Angry and upset
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
- ankle: Region or joint between the foot and the leg
- stature: How tall someone is; height
- scoff: To laugh at with contempt and derision
- maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- lad: A boy or young man; any man
- knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
- butler: Senior male servant in a household
- notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
- nick: Person's name
- shaky: Tending to shake, as from weakness or defect
- roster: List of people's names who have some duty to do
- pelvic: Of the bone joining the hip to the back and legs
- raven: Large black bird with shiny feathers
- scaffold: To build on previous information or knowledge
- jester: Professional clown employed to entertain a king
- unsafe: Likely to be dangerous or harmful
- morrow: Next day
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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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