Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
- game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- job: Something that must be done
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- toilet: Room where you go to urinate or excrete; bathroom
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- cup: Small round container used for drinking
- coffee: A brown drink made from roasted beans and water
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- engineer: Someone whose job is designing machines, buildings
- artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
- art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- decided: To make a choice about; choose after thinking
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- planetary: Concerning the orbital characteristics of a planet
- attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- scientist: Person who is trained in a science
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- neat: That you approve of; cool
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- curved: Bent; rounded; not straight
- rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- bent: To become curved or no longer straight
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- astronaut: Person who travels in space
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- nautical: Concerning ships, sailing or sailors
- bungee: Elasticized rope you can hang from, as a sport
- slingshot: Loop of leather used as a weapon to throw stones
- engineering: The practical application of science to industry
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- orbital: Concerning an orbit
- chug: To move slowly making low sounds like steam trains
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
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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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