Vocabulary
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
- have to: Must do
- sort through: To examine a collection of things in order to organize them, find something specific, or discard unwanted items.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- huge: Very very large
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
- distribute: To hand out or give to people
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
- important: Having power or authority
- ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- container: An object that can be used to hold things
- warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- fill: To make something full
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
- expiration: Coming to an end of a period, validity
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- great: Very good; better than before
- orchestra: Large group who perform instrumental music
- discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
- cellar: Storage room under the house, similar to basement
- shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
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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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She Uses What Hospitals Waste to Save Lives
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Samuel posted on 2018/10/24Did you know hospitals throw away tons of perfectly good medical supplies? This video dives into how one incredible nonprofit, Partners for World Health, is rescuing these items and getting them to people who desperately need them around the globe. You'll pick up some really useful vocabulary related to global health and humanitarian efforts!
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