Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- rough edges: Uneven or jagged borders or surfaces.
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
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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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