How to remember new English words while reading online
A manageable reading-to-recall routine for choosing useful words, saving them in context, and bringing them back after you close the tab.
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Thoughtful, practical ways to turn online reading into vocabulary you can recognize and use. No giant word lists required.
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01 / Reading practiceKeep reading
02 / Memory and rootsWhy dictionary definitions don't stick, and what to do
Looking a word up is not the same as learning it. Why bare definitions fade, and a reading-based habit that keeps the words you look up.
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A starter list of Latin and Greek roots that open up whole families of English words, with examples and how to use them while you read.
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