Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
- in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- paralyzed: To be unable to move from loss of muscle function
- communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- happen: To take place or occur
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- glance: Quick or temporary look at
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- intersection: Place where two things cross
- dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
- partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
- collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
- assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
- confess: To admit that you did something wrong
- chat: To talk in a friendly and relaxed manner
- passenger: Person who is traveling in a vehicle
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- graduation: Getting your academic degree or certificate
- wheeler: Having the number of wheels as stated
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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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Colleen Jao posted on 2016/09/26Wait for it... this could save your life! This powerful survivor story shares a real-life, fatal crash caused by texting and driving, offering crucial lessons in public safety and simple sentence structures you can use daily. You'll learn practical phrases and gain knowledge that could truly make a difference on the road.
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