Vocabulary
- sink in: (Of an idea) to slowly be understood or felt
- across the line: To behave beyond acceptable or permitted boundaries.
- burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
- learnt: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
- sleep: To have enough beds for
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- love: Person's name
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- sell: To exchange something for money
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- burn: To destroy with fire
- bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
- alive: Living; not dead
- flashing: To appear suddenly and briefly
- vine: Long thin plant that climbs over something
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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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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Bruce Chen posted on 2013/12/03Ever felt like you're 'losing sleep' over something big? This fun lyric video for OneRepublic's 'Counting Stars' uses simple sentence structures and relatable themes to help you practice everyday English. You'll pick up uplifting phrases and get a great chance to sing along!
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