Vocabulary
- dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- special: Being additional or extra
- white: Person's name
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- presidential: Concerning the president
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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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Lucas posted on 2015/03/30Get ready to be amazed by Macey Hensley, a five-year-old prodigy who can sing the US Presidents song and shares fun facts about the White House! You'll love this wholesome TV interview as you pick up simple sentence structures and cultural insights about American history.
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