Vocabulary
- from nowhere: Suddenly appearing without warning or expectation.
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- part: Division of a book
- summer: Part of the year when the weather is hot
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- long: Person's name
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- great: Very good; better than before
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
- usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- briefly: Using little time or resources
- surround: To be all the way around something
- depth: Distance below a surface
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- powerful: Having control or influence over
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
- darkness: The state or quality of being dark in color
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- beak: Hard pointed parts of a bird's mouth; bill
- scarcely: Only a very short time before
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
- motionless: Not in physical motion; not moving
- lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
- snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
- reside: To live in; dwell; to be present
- insulate: To prevent heat, electricity, sound from passing
- stoic: Person who can suffer without complaining
- stillness: Calmness without winds
- conserve: To save or protect something
- abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
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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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