Vocabulary
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- in the closet: Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
- hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- close: Almost; near
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- scare: To become frightened
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- bunny: Rabbits
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- bed: Flat bottom surface of a lake, ocean etc.
- honey: Sweet, thick golden liquid that is made by bees
- superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
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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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Mackenzie posted on 2019/08/26Ever wondered how to tackle nighttime fears? This fun video uses a playful story about a closet monster and Doctor Bunny to show you a simple trick: counting to ten! You'll pick up practical phrases for everyday situations and practice simple sentence structures in a super engaging way.
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