Vocabulary
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- have to: Must do
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- ride along: To accompany someone in a vehicle.
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- great: Very good; better than before
- part: Division of a book
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- unconditionally: Without demands being made before agreeing
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- smell: To have a particular odor
- shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
- overseas: In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
- princess: Daughter of a king and queen
- shampoo: Substance used to wash the hair
- wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
- beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
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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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Halu Hsieh posted on 2019/01/20Ever wondered about the true meaning of love? This heartwarming personal testimony shares a powerful story of unconditional love and devotion through a 50-year marriage and caregiving for a spouse with Alzheimer's. You'll pick up practical daily phrases and gain cultural depth from this incredible love story!
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