Vocabulary
- back then: At that time in the past.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- by example: Through demonstration or serving as a model.
- look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- live: To be alive
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- important: Having power or authority
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- prepared: To make something ready for use
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- trust: To expect confidently
- successful: Having the desired effect or result
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- huge: Very very large
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- protective: Serving to defend against harm or danger
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- tolerant: Surviving under specific conditions
- impose: To make someone to do or endure something
- supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
- leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
- affectionate: Having or displaying warmth or affection
- chimpanzee: Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
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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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