Vocabulary
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- look alike: To have a similar appearance; resemble each other.
- royal court: The entourage of a monarch, including family, advisors, and officials.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- have to: Must do
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
- virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
- outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
- automatic: Done without conscious thought
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
- carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
- slack: Condition of being looser or not tight
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- promenade: Public walkway, especially along a beach
- live: To be alive
- alike: Equally; applied equally to several people/things
- royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
- stature: How tall someone is; height
- majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- chauffeur: Person employed to drive someone around in a car
- commence: To begin or start
- height: Distance of something from the bottom to the top
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- tower: Tall, narrow building
- isle: Poetic, or in place names island
- queen: Person's name
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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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