Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- came apart: To break into separate pieces
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
- pal: Friend
- goofy: Silly or stupid; crazy
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
- picture: General situation or state of being
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- happen: To take place or occur
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- goo: Any thick sticky unpleasant substance
- roller: Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
- honk: To make a loud noise like that of a horn
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
- bubbly: Full of bubbles, like a soda
- bad: Not good; wrong
- chair: A person in charge of an official meeting
- beef: Red meat from cows
- piggy: Childish name for pig
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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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Gone To Pieces | A Mickey Mouse Cartoon | Disney Shorts
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Sophie posted on 2019/07/09Get ready for some hilarious slapstick with Mickey Mouse and Goofy in "Gone To Pieces"! You'll love watching Goofy get himself into (and out of!) a pickle, and it's a fantastic way to practice simple sentence structures and situational dialogue.
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