Learn a word through its example sentence

After learning a definition, use an example to check what the word does in a sentence. These three examples from Mocavoca’s CET-6 core wordbook describe a state, an action, and a sentence’s meaning.

Abundant: identify what is being described

Abundant is an adjective meaning “available in large quantities.”

Fresh water is abundant in this region.

Part	Role in this sentence
Fresh water	The thing being described
is abundant	Its state: there is plenty of it
in this region	The location

Explain what is abundant and where. Then check whether your explanation also includes fresh.

Accelerate: identify what makes something faster

Accelerate is a verb meaning “make something happen faster.”

The new system will accelerate the process.

The new system performs the action. The process is what it affects. Will places the action in the future.

Hide the original sentence and fill the gap: The new system will ___ the process. Then compare with the original. This checks the verb and its position, rather than only whether it looks familiar.

Ambiguous: read the whole description

Ambiguous is an adjective used here for a meaning that is unclear.

The final sentence is deliberately ambiguous.

The final sentence is the thing being described. Deliberately adds that this was intentional. Explaining only ambiguous would leave out part of the sentence’s meaning.

Use four checks for your next example

1. Identify the target word’s part of speech and meaning in this sentence.
2. Explain who does what, or what state an object is in.
3. Notice connected objects, prepositions, and modifiers.
4. Explain the complete sentence without looking at a translation.

If your explanation misses something, locate that part before trying again. One example illustrates one use; a new context can require a different meaning or phrase.

Continue with reviewing words you forgot, or check pronunciation help.

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