Vocabulary
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- think back: To recapture the past
- melt away: To disappear gradually.
- deal with
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- turn into: To change to become something else
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
- left out: To forget; omit
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- spot: A certain place or area
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- amount: Quantity of something
- dude: Form of address for a man
- jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- allergic: Of or having a reaction to an allergy
- rewind: To make something go backwards
- snuggle: To put yourself into a warm, comfortable position
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- feline: Belonging to the cat family
- sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- part: Division of a book
- shady: Dark because something blocks the light
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- slim: Being thin in an appealing way
- live: To be alive
- keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- dead: Not alive
- kitten: Young cat
- feral: Wild; behaving like a wild animal
- backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- sailor: Someone who helps sail a boat as their job
- clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
- stuffy: (Nose) blocked
- purr: To make a soft, pleasing humming noise like a cat
- pus: Yellow fluid produced from inflamed wound, etc.
- bisexual: Being sexually attracted to both men and women
- watery: Having a lot (maybe too much) water
- hiss: To make a very long 's' sound to show disapproval
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- poppy: Red flowering plant, a source of heroin
- seatbelt: Strong belt in a car to hold you in your seat
- meow: Cry like a cat
- chihuahua: Small dog from the north of Mexico
- calico: Made of calico; patterned like calico
- longtime: Concerning for a long duration
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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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顧藍兒 posted on 2019/04/20Get ready for some heartwarming and bittersweet "Cat Confessions" as you dive into nostalgic stories about beloved feline friends! You'll love hearing personal anecdotes about cats, learning simple sentence structures, and picking up useful situational dialogue along the way.
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