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Language & Communication — Lesson 47

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arrows

ˈæroʊz

A mark to indicate a direction or relation — he collected arrows from the battlefield.

The archer shot three arrows at the target.

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articles

ˈɑrtɪkəlz

Nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication — 'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles.

English has three articles: a, an, and the.

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articulation

ɑrˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən

Producing clear, distinct sounds or expressing thoughts and feelings clearly — good articulation is essential for effective public speaking.

Her clear articulation of the argument helped everyone understand the complex topic.

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artwork

ˈɑːrtwɜːrk

Photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication — she designed the artwork for the book's cover.

The museum has an impressive collection of contemporary artwork.

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ascertain

ˌæsɚˈteɪn

Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study — it was difficult to ascertain his true feelings.

We need to ascertain the exact cause of the problem.

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ascertained

ˌæsɚˈteɪnd

Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study — the police ascertained the identity of the suspect.

The police ascertained the identity of the suspect.

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ascii

ˈæskiː

A character encoding standard that uses 128 unique numbers (0-127) to represent — aSCII was developed in the 1960s for telecommunications.

ASCII uses 128 characters to represent text in computers.

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asides

əˈsaɪdz

A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage — the actor delivered witty asides to the audience.

The actor delivered witty asides to the audience.

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ask

æsk

Inquire about — she asked me a question.

She asked me a question .

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asked

æskt

Inquire about — she asked me a question about the project.

She asked me a question about the project.

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asking

æsk

The verbal act of requesting — she's asking how that's possible.

She's asking how that's possible.

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asks

æsk

Inquire about — she asked me a question.

She asked me a question .

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