Recall before you reveal
Use definition cards to connect an English sense with a useful example.
Read the cards, see the English task and listen to the narration or examples. Pause to think or say the words aloud. Captions include the spoken answers; turn them off for the listening challenge. Examples use General American English, synthesized with the Andrew voice.
General American English. Spoken examples are synthesized with Microsoft Azure Speech, the Andrew voice. Captions include the answers; leave them off for the listening challenge. About our audio.
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- Recall before reveal (0s–7s)
Read an English meaning and try to name the word.
Spoken example: Read an English meaning. Try to name the word before you reveal the headword.. - Use one sense (7s–14s)
The meaning and example identify the intended sense.
Spoken example: Use the displayed meaning and example. One spelling can have more than one sense.. - Say a possible answer (14s–22s)
For a written work with pages, think of the noun book.
Spoken example: For a written work with pages, think of the noun book. Keep the grammatical role clear.. - Reveal and compare (22s–30s)
Open the native disclosure and inspect the contextual example.
Spoken example: Reveal the word and compare your answer with its meaning and contextual example.. - Save what is useful (30s–38s)
Save a canonical sense for later recall on this device.
Spoken example: Save a useful sense for later practice. Saved words stay in this browser.. - Your next step (38s–45s)
Try six definitions, then revisit the ones you missed.
Spoken example: Try six definition cards. Return to the senses you could not recall..
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