Vocabulary
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- bring back: To cause to remember
- on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
- on the stock: Present or available in inventory or storage.
- on behalf of: As the representative of someone
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- hear of: To know about someone or something because you have been told about them
- have to: Must do
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- go on: To continue doing something
- at school: Present and attending school.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- buy: To believe something; accept
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- dad: Another word for father
- finding: To become aware of something that is happening
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- live: To be alive
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- stop: To block or close something
- fishing: To go fishing with a net or hook
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- up: To act suddenly and unexpectedly
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- dreamt: To wish for something to happen
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- fix: Answer to a problem
- act: To behave in a certain way
- salmon: Light pinkish orange color
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- poet: Person who writes poems
- stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
- northern: In or toward the north
- election: Process of choosing someone by voting
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- behave: To act correctly
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- greedy: Wanting to have more of something than you need
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- beggar: Poor person who asks others for money and food
- vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
- participation: Act of being involved in something
- affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
- anger: To make someone mad, upset, or annoyed
- behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- express: To send something by fast mail
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- poverty: State of being poor
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- ozone: Gas protecting the earth from the sun
- extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
- needy: Poor; without much money
- unheard: Not heard; not perceived by the ear.
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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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