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- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- soak in: To absorb liquid.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in store: About to happen in the future
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- mental: Concerning the mind
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- ounce: Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
- big: Popular
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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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