Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- got to: To arrive at some place
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- of means: Having resources or wealth available for use.
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- get: To become affected by illness or disease
- go: To attend or be at a place
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- got: To become affected by illness or disease
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
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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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