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Inline · predicted wordsAlice was beginning to get very tired(疲倦的) of sitting by her sister on the bank(河岸), and of having nothing to do.
Interlinear · words you savedOnce or twice she had peeped偷看 into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations对话 in it.
Demo excerpt: Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, chapter 1 (public domain). Project Gutenberg
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Try something new for 30 days
Matt Cutts · TED
A few years ago, I felt like I was .
So I decided to of the great American , Morgan Spurlock, and try something new for 30 days.
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Lesson 1: Welcome!
VOA Learning English · Audio conversation
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Source: VOA Learning English ↗Pete: Hi! Are you Anna?
Anna: Yes! ! Are you Pete?
Pete: I am Pete.
Anna: .
Anna: Let’s try that . I’m Anna. Nice to meet you.
Pete: I’m Pete. “Anna.” Is that A-N-A?
Anna: No. A-N-N-A.
Pete: Well, Anna with two “n’s”... to... 1400 Irving Street!
Anna: My new ! Yes!
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Why do you think Alice follows the rabbit?
Because she want to know where he goes.
She wants to know where he’s going, yes. Would you have followed him too?
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