Vocabulary
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- strike: To hit something
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- huge: Very very large
- footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- confirm: To formally approve or check something
- sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
- stranger: Someone you do not know
- tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- casualty: Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
- area: Amount of measured space
- coastal: Concerning the area of sea near land
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- picture: General situation or state of being
- live: To be alive
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- happen: To take place or occur
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- close: Almost; near
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
- earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
- unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
- quake: Short for earthquake
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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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7.5 earthquake causes tsunami (Palu) (Indonesia) - BBC News - 28th September 2018
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Yukiko posted on 2018/09/30Wow, get ready to see some incredible mobile footage from Palu, Indonesia, after a massive 7.5 earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami in 2018! This BBC News report brings you breaking news coverage, highlighting the humanitarian impact and showing you simple sentence structures in action as the events unfold. It's a powerful way to learn about major natural disasters and pick up key vocabulary related to earthquakes and tsunamis!
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