Vocabulary
- express: To send something by fast mail
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- comparison: Act of comparing things
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- dignify: To raise the respect and status of
- lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
- reader: Easy and simple book to teach people to read
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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
A2 Elementary
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