English dictation exercises

Contraband Meaning: Prohibited Goods Explained

6-second sample
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Conviction: Using It Correctly

3-second sample
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Corner the market

One company sells nearly every reusable bottle in a city, and competing shops struggle to attract buyers. How can you describe the company's position?

5-second sample
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Correlative conjunctions: rules and examples

6-second sample
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Crossed wires

You arrive for a meeting on Tuesday, but your colleague expects you on Thursday. Neither person meant to cause a problem. How can you describe what happened?

4-second sample
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Cut to the chase

Cut to the chase means to stop wasting time on minor details and talk directly about the most important subject.

4-second sample
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Cynical Meaning: How to Use It

6-second sample
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Debauchery Meaning: Register and Careful Use

7-second sample
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Despicable Meaning: Strong Moral Judgment

4-second sample
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Dichotomy Meaning: Two Opposing Sides

4-second sample
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Dictionary Updates: How Words Enter

5-second sample
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Didactic Meaning: When Teaching Sounds Preachy

7-second sample
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Distributive Adjectives: Choose Each and Every

6-second sample
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Down the ground: cricket meaning explained

4-second sample
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Each, Either, Neither: Choose the Right Word

4-second sample
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Easier said than done

Someone tells you to stop worrying before an important interview. The advice is sensible, but following it feels much harder than giving it. How can you respond?

5-second sample
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Eclectic meaning: mix from varied sources

5-second sample
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Educational Goals Essay: Planning Your Main Steps

4-second sample
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Effective or Efficient: Choose the Right Word

4-second sample
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Egregious Meaning: Calling Out Severe Errors

6-second sample
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Elicit or Illicit: How to Choose

4-second sample
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Elusive: Meaning and Everyday Use

4-second sample
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Empathy meaning: how to use it

6-second sample
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Emphatic pronouns: clear rules and uses

4-second sample
American, British, Australian