The material says
The author frames uncertainty not as a flaw, but as a condition for meaningful exploration.
Content you care about
Use phrases from what you read and watch.
Take useful phrases from real content and use them in your own writing and speech.
Read an article or story, or watch a video. Active Dictionary helps you find useful expressions, save them, and use them later.
Start with a ready-made material. You do not need a separate course.
Familiar?
Do you understand the material, then forget its useful phrases?
A translation helps you understand a phrase now. Active Dictionary helps you save it and find it when you need it again.
You write
The author says uncertainty can be useful.
You already understand the phrases you need. Active Dictionary helps you start using them.
What Active Dictionary changes
Understanding a phrase is only the first step
Save a useful phrase with an example. It will be close at hand when you write or practise speaking.
One phrase, step by step
How a phrase from an article reaches your own text
First you find and save the phrase. Later, Writing shows it beside a matching task.
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Notice
You find a useful phrase
The phrase radar helps you notice it in a text, PDF, or captions.
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Save
You save it to your dictionary
The example from the original material stays with the phrase.
- 3
Return
Writing selects the phrase for a matching task
The saved phrase appears under My Phrases when it matches the topic of the task.
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Decide
You decide whether to use it
Insert it, change it, or skip it. You still write the final text.
Product features
What you can do now
These features are already available in Active Dictionary.
- Translation of words and selected passages in context.
- Word and phrase radars for finding useful expressions.
- An AI expert and questions about the material.
- A personal dictionary, cards, Writing, and Speaking.
What you gain
More familiar phrases in your writing and speech
You do not need to start from zero. You work with what you already understand.
Express ideas more precisely
Use the right phrase when simpler words leave out something important.
Stop searching for the same phrase again
Keep useful expressions in your personal dictionary and return to them later.
Write in your own voice
Active Dictionary suggests a phrase, but the final text remains yours.
Speak about a familiar subject
Practise with something you have already read or watched.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to upload my own material?
No. Choose a ready-made project, text, or video from the public library for your first visit.
Can I use fiction and general-interest articles?
Yes, when you can open it as a text, a captioned video, or a PDF. The tools will work with its content.
When do I need an account?
You can view public materials without an account. Sign-in is required for your own project, saved personal progress, and personal trainers.