Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- tip up: To (cause to) turn so that one end is higher than the other; overturn.
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- hey: What you say when you want someone's attention
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
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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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