Vocabulary Links
1. Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary (U.S. and British English) >
Cambridge Learner's Dictionary: Includes IPA spelling, part of speech, and pronunciation of many words in both the U.S. and England
2. Collocations: These are common two-word phrases that include the word.
Oxford Collocation Dictionary >
2a. Collocations - If the word is not found in the Oxford Collocation Dictionary above, try searching on the word at sentence/yourdictionary.com >
Or, try typing the word into a Google search and see what other words are added by Google.
Or, do a Google or Bing search: "[word] used in a sentence"
3. Example sentences:
3b. Examples of how the word is used in magazines and newspapers (academic English):
"COCA" Corpus Data (How words are used in the real world, in newspapers, magazines and journals) >
450 million-word corpus hosted by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, USA
3c. Examples of how the word is used on websites:
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NOW" Corpus Data (Up-to-date use of words on websites) >
Open this link in a new window or tab. Database hosted by Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, USA
4. Definitions, example sentences, and collocations all together:
learnersdictionary.com
Merriam-Webster
5. The Academic Word List (AWL) with word forms and link to definitions >
6. The Academic Word List (AWL) PDF: 570 words. If printed 2-sided, 1 piece of paper >
7. Specific words / punctuation >
8. Word Log Form PDF (pronunciation, definition, collocation, practice) >
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10. Collocations and inferences >
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