Vocabulary
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- on to: Toward something; forward
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- plane: An airplane
- close: Almost; near
- flying: To move in the wind, e.g. a flag
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- buy: To believe something; accept
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
- safely: Out of danger
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- landing: To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
- judgement: An opinion or decision made after consideration
- inspection: Official examination to make sure everything is ok
- descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
- setback: Unfortunate happening that hinders or frustrates
- undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
- runway: Long road where planes take off and land
- highway: Main road connecting places
- vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
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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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William Hvef posted on 2015/09/05Wow, get ready for some serious drama as a vintage plane makes an emergency landing right on a Florida highway after engine failure! You'll learn fascinating vocabulary related to aviation incidents and practice complex sentence structures as you follow this incredible pilot's decision-making in real-time.
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