Vocabulary
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- chew on: To think carefully about something over a period of time.
- sit down: To take a seat
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- huge: Very very large
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- purse: Small bag for carrying money and other things
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- great: Very good; better than before
- traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
- continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
- prince: Person's name
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- donkey: Animal like a small horse used to transport things
- scissor: To cut with or as if with scissors
- sexy: Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
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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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A Look at the Best Ellen Show Moments of the Decade
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Ingrid posted on 2020/02/09Get ready for some hilarious talk show moments with Ellen DeGeneres, including an epic fan meltdown and a retweet record! You'll pick up everyday conversational phrases and practice simple sentence structures as you watch these super fun clips.
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