With trembling hands, she took the first step.

Meaning: This means that someone was scared or nervous about taking the first step.

Choice of Words: Trembling means shaking, and hands are the parts of the body at the end of the arms that you use to hold things. A step is a movement of the foot when walking or running. So, the sentence is saying that someone was shaking as they took their first step.

Alternative Expressions

Her hands shook as she took the initial step.

Meaning: This means that a girl who was scared or nervous started to move forward.

Choice of Words: Her is a pronoun that refers to a female person. Hands are the things at the end of our arms that we use to hold and grab things. Shook means to move quickly back and forth. As means at the same time as something else. She is a pronoun that refers to a female person. Took means grabbed or picked up something. Initial means the first one. Step means to put one foot down in front of the other to move forward. When you put all these words together, it means that a girl's hands were shaking as she started to move forward.

Despite her trembling hands, she initiated the first movement forward.

Meaning: This means that a girl who was scared or nervous started to move forward.

Choice of Words: Despite means even though something is happening. Her is a pronoun that refers to a female person. Trembling means shaking. Hands are the things at the end of our arms that we use to hold and grab things. She is a pronoun that refers to a female person. Initiated means started. The is an article that refers to a specific thing. First means the one that comes before all others. Movement means to move. Forward means to move in the direction that is in front of you. When you put all these words together, it means that even though a girl's hands were shaking, she started to move forward.

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