Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- lunch in: To eat lunch at home or workplace rather than outside.
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
- walk behind: To walk closely following someone or something behind.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- goodbye: Something you say when you leave someone
- favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- brown: Of the color of coffee or chocolate
- look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- tea: A full meal eaten around 5-7 p.m (in the UK)
- lunch: Light meal eaten in the middle of the day
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- orange: Being a color that is a mixture of red and yellow
- tooth: A sharp points on the edge of a machine or tool
- mouse: Small animal that has fur and a long tail
- snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- wood: Person's name
- deep: Complex and important
- roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
- meeting: To provide something that is necessary
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- purple: Being a color that is a mixture of red and blue
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- creature: Animal of any type
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- wonderfully: In a very good or appreciated way; marvelously
- terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
- fox: Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
- slid: To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
- poisonous: Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
- nut: Metal ring screwed onto a bolt
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- feast: Religious celebration
- stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
- flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
- scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
- crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
- gruffalo: A monster in a children's story by Julia Donaldson.
- tummy: Stomach or belly
- hiss: To make a very long 's' sound to show disapproval
- rumble: Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
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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
A2 Elementary
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小思 posted on 2013/12/07Get ready for a wild adventure in the deep dark wood with "The Gruffalo"! You'll love following the clever mouse as he outsmarts predators with his quick wit and rhyming tales. This read-aloud story is perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and picking up fun situational dialogue!
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