Word Stress
Sentence Stress
Collocations
Definition
The Schwa
100
emotion
emotion oOo
100
And it's not just the government. (2)
And it's NOT JUST the GOVernment.
100
Monitored
Monitored BY
100
Characteristic
A special quality or feature that someone has.
100
emotion
ə-motion
200
Mutual
Mutual Ooo
200
Then we have credit card transactions. (2)
THEN we have CREDit card transACtions.
200
Access
Access TO
200
Civil Liberties
The rights and freedoms people have in society.
200
deterrant
dəterrant
300
Anthropologist
ooOoo
300
But do we really want people to know this stuff? (3)
But do we REALly want PEople to KNOW this stuff?
300
Aware
Aware OF
300
Commercial
Having to do with business or trade
300
ritual
rit-u-əl
400
Deterrant
Deterrant oOo
400
They've also got this system operating at a number of airports. (3)
They've ALso got this system operating at a NUMber of AIRports.
400
Feelings (2)
Feelings OF/ABOUT
400
Attachment (to someone or something)
Having feelings of strong loyalty, love, or friendship to someone or something.
400
biologically (1+)
bi-ə-logic-əlly
500
Suspect (n) / Suspected (v/adj)
Oo oOo
500
One controversial aspect of civil liberties we've not touched on yet is surveillance. (3)
One controVERsial aspect of CIVil LIBerties we've not TOUCHED on yet is SURveillance.
500
Symbol
Symbol OF
500
Invoke
If something invokes a feeling, it causes that feeling to happen.
500
commercial (1+)
cəm-mər-cəl
M
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n
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