Pronunciation Challenge 【TED-Ed】Why should you read Charles Dickens? - Iseult Gillespie

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London was becoming the incubator of the modern world through new patterns in industry, trade, and social mobility. Dickens's London is therefore a dualistic space: a harsh world that is simultaneously filled with wonder and possibility.
Original Video： 【TED-Ed】Why should you read Charles Dickens? - Iseult Gillespie

Key Vocabulary

1. incubator

incubator

[ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪtə(r)] (n.)

incubate

[ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt] (v.)

incubation

[ˌɪŋkjʊˈbeɪʃn] (n.)

2. dualistic

dualistic

[dju:ə'listik] (adj.)

dual

[ˈdjuːəl] (adj.)

duplicate

[ˈdjuːplɪkeɪt] (adj.)

duet

[djuːˈet] (n.)

3. harsh

harsh

[hɑːʃ] (adj.)

severe

[sɪˈvɪə(r)] (adj.)

ruthless

[ˈruːθlɪs] (adj.)

4. simultaneously

simultaneously

[ˌsɪmlˈteɪnɪəsli] (adv.)

simultaneous

[ˌsɪmlˈteɪnɪəs] (adj.)

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