Vocabulary
- cabbage patch doll: A soft sculptured doll with a yarn hair and a unique name and birthdate.
- give it up: To stop trying to do something
- face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
- out of view: Not visible; hidden from sight.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
- tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- embarrassing: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- fold: To bend one part of something against another
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- hint: To suggest without being direct about it
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- act: To behave in a certain way
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- cabbage: Round green vegetable with tightly packed leaves
- patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- person: Man, woman or child
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- charming: Being very likable; attractive
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- truth: Real facts about something
- trunk: Long nose of an elephant
- grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
- gal: Another way to say girl
- squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- interpretive: By way of explanation or interpretation
- afro: Rounded curly hairdo
- girly: Acting like a girl; typical of girls
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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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