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And yes this is just the initial ground work and part of a larger experiment. We are also trying to teach English using Bollywood movies and…",[],"unknown","launched",{"praise":69,"objections":86,"requests":121,"questions":148,"alternatives":156},[70],{"value":71,"source":72,"evidence":73},"Useful idea for learners and a good groundwork","commenter",[74,78,82],{"id":75,"by":76,"text":77},"14448671","AdmiralAsshat","Very cool! Although I feel that sometimes you really need a human touch to make it truly comprehended. For instance, I random clicked on \"antediluvian\":…",{"id":79,"by":80,"text":81},"14449306","lacampbell","While I think it needs a little polishing (a lot of wikipedia sentences are fairly hairy), I really like the core idea here. Keep up the good work.",{"id":83,"by":84,"text":85},"14448988","WheelsAtLarge","This is good stuff. I like the sentences part but I would put the definition before the sentences. This would be a great foreign language tool too.",[87,99,110],{"value":88,"source":72,"evidence":89},"Definitions are missing or too vague",[90,91,95],{"id":75,"by":76,"text":77},{"id":92,"by":93,"text":94},"14448709","baby","1. I don't really understand what this is about. Having a description on the landing page would help. > Barron's 800 Words list with example sentences who is this Barron? 2.…",{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},"14449439","satysin","Very cool. As others have said I think you should add definitions for the words (even a link off to an external one is fine) and pronunciation (with audio, perhaps link to…",{"value":100,"source":72,"evidence":101},"Word list includes rare words unhelpful for learners",[102,106],{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},"14448714","miles","This list is to help non-native English learners? Many native English speakers might have trouble with a few of these: abeyance, abscission, accretion, amalgamate, anodyne,…",{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"14450543","rabboRubble","Those are fairly rare words in day to day English. Some of those words I have a \"feeling\" for what they mean, I've definitely seen some of them in print. Most of those words I…",{"value":111,"source":72,"evidence":112},"Some words not found or sentences missing",[113,117],{"id":114,"by":115,"text":116},"14448639","goshx","Very nice! Thanks for sharing! Some words are not found: https:\u002F\u002Fbuildmyvocab.in\u002Faffinity (Just a little correction there: does not exist*)",{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"14449727","Baeocystin","Neat. ::clicks on a random word:: \"We couldn't find any sentences for the word centripetal.\" So... 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