Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- set up
- robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- part: Division of a book
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
- close: Almost; near
- truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- test: To be given a medical examination
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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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