Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- go on: To continue doing something
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
- brother: A boy or man who shares a parent with you
- talk: Style of speaking
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- dog: Small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- love: Person's name
- name: What something or someone is called
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- preferred: To like something better than something else
- teenager: Person between the ages of 13 and 19
- contacted: To get in touch with someone
- shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- call: A order or request for action
- reporter: Someone whose job is to report news
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- product: Item that can be bought
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- tiny: Very, very small
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
- convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
- woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
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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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