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Allowed words and phrases are listed in the Vocabulary box below. They are identified with curly braces { } around each word or phrase. For phrases containing multiple words, underscore characters _ are used between each word. Here are some examples:

{bad} {feel} {know_about} {something} {this} {you}

When you click the "CheckVocabulary" button, words or phrases in your text that are not in the vocabulary will be marked with a red * asterisk.

Phrases containing multiple words must match each word in the given order within a sentence. So {know_about} will match the words "know" and "about" in this sentence:

You know something about this.

But "about" is not matched in this sentence:

You feel bad *about this.

You can also include definitions of new vocabulary words and phrases in your own text:

{a_long_time_ago} = a long time before now.

Vocabulary:

English --- NSM Primes --- From "Chart of NSM Semantic Primes" (v19, 2018-April-12). ---------- {I} {me} {you} {someone} {who} {something} {thing} {things} {what} {body} {bodies} {the_body} {the_bodies} {body_of} {bodies_of} {person} {people} {kind} {kinds} {of_kind} {of_kinds} {kind_of} {kinds_of} {part} {parts} {part_of} {parts_of} {have_part} {has_part} {to_have_part} {having_part} {had_part} {have_parts} {has_parts} {to_have_parts} {having_parts} {had_parts} {word} {words} ---------- {this} {these} {it} {they} {them} {same} {the_same} {other} {others} {the_other} {the_others} {else} {another} {one} {one_of} {two} {two_of} {much} {many} {much_of} {many_of} {all} {all_of} {some} {some_of} {little} {few} {a_little} {a_few} {little_of} {few_of} ---------- {time} {times} {at_time} {at_a_time} {at_times} {at_the_time} {when} {now} {moment} {moments} {in_moment} {in_moments} {a_moment} {at_moment} {for_some_time} {during_time} {a_long_time} {for_a_long_time} {for_long_time} {a_short_time} {for_a_short_time} {for_short_time} {before} {after} ---------- {want} {wants} {to_want} {wanting} {wanted} {don't_want} {doesn't_want} {didn't_want} {feel} {feels} {to_feel} {feeling} {felt} {feel_towards} {feels_towards} {feeling_towards} {felt_towards} {feel_in} {feels_in} {feeling_in} {felt_in} {do} {does} {to_do} {doing} {did} {do_to} {does_to} {doing_to} {did_to} {do_with} {does_with} {doing_with} {did_with} {say} {says} {to_say} {saying} {said} {say_to} {says_to} {saying_to} {said_to} {say_about} {says_about} {saying_about} {said_about} {say_with_words} {says_with_words} {saying_with_words} {said_with_words} {know} {knows} {to_know} {knowing} {knew} {know_about} {knows_about} {knowing_about} {knew_about} {know_that} {knows_that} {knowing_that} {knew_that} {see} {sees} {to_see} {seeing} {saw} {hear} {hears} {to_hear} {hearing} {heard} {think} {thinks} {to_think} {thinking} {thought} {think_about} {thinks_about} {thinking_about} {thought_about} ---------- {happen} {happens} {to_happen} {happening} {happened} {happen_to} {happens_to} {happening_to} {happened_to} {be} {am} {are} {is} {to_be} {being} {was} {were} {be_with} {am_with} {are_with} {is_with} {being_with} {was_with} {were_with} {live} {lives} {to_live} {living} {lived} {live_with} {lives_with} {living_with} {lived_with} {die} {dies} {to_die} {dying} {died} {there_is} {there_are} {there_be} {there_being} {there_was} {there_were} {is_there} {are_there} {was_there} {were_there} {be_someone} {mine} ---------- {move} {moves} {to_move} {moving} {moved} {touch} {touches} {to_touch} {touching} {touched} {inside} ---------- {place} {places} {in_place} {in_a_place} {in_places} {somewhere} {where} {the_place_where} {the_places_where} {here} {above} {below} {on_side} {on_sides} {side_of} {sides_of} {near} {far} {far_from} ---------- {not} {don't} {doesn't} {didn't} {isn't} {aren't} {wasn't} {weren't} {can't} {cannot} {couldn't} {can} {could} {because} {because_of} {if} {maybe} {like} {as} {way} {in_way} {very} {very_much} {more} {anymore} ---------- {small} {big} {bad} {bad_for} {good} {good_for} {well} {true} ---------- --- Allolexes and Portmanteaus --- From "Minimal English for a Global World" (ch2, 2018). Some from other Goddard [cg] and Wierzbicka [aw] examples. {a} {an} = one {the} = this [cg] {no} = there is not [ch2] {any} = some [cg] {both} = these two [ch2] {every} = all [ch2] {nothing} = there is not something [ch2] {anything} = some thing [ch2] {everything} = all things {no_one} = there is not someone [ch2] {anyone} = some someone [ch2] {everyone} = every someone [cg] {nowhere} = there is not some place where this is true [ch2] {anywhere} = in some place [ch2] {everywhere} = in all places {never} = there is not some time when this is true [ch2] {sometimes} = at some times [ch2] {often} = at many times [ch2] {always} = at all times [ch2] {he} {him} {she} {her} = this someone [ch2] {my} = I can say about this thing: "it is mine" [cg] {your} {yours} = you can say about this thing: "it is mine" [cg] {his} {her} {hers} = this person can say about this thing: "it is mine" [cg] {their} {theirs} = these people can say about this thing: "it is mine" [cg] {people's} = people can say about this thing: "it is mine" [cg] {person's} = this person can say about this thing: "it is mine" [cg] {someone's} = someone can say about this thing: "it is mine" [cg] {someone_else's} = someone else can say about this thing: "it is mine" [cg] {a_lot} {a_lot_of} {lots_of} = much, many [ch2] {if_will} = if this is true, this other thing happens after [cg] {if_won't} = if this is true, this other thing doesn't happen after [cg] {maybe_will} = maybe this happens after [cg] {maybe_won't} = maybe this doesn't happen after [cg] {say_so} {says_so} {saying_so} {said_so} = say like this [cg] {such} {such_as} = like this [ch2] {then} = at this time {later} = after this time [aw] {there} = in this place [cg] {in} = in this place {why} = because of what [ch2] {how} = like what [ch2] {well} = good [ch2] {speak} {speaks} {to_speak} {speaking} {spoke} = say something [aw] {speak_to} {speaks_to} {speaking_to} {spoke_to} = say something to [aw] {speak_about} {speaks_about} = say something about [aw] {speaking_about} {spoke_about} = say something about [aw] {it's} = it is Note: Restrict use of 'that' to discourage relative clauses. Note: Allow 'I know_that' = it is like this: ..., I know it. [cg] {in_that_place} = in this place [aw] {at_that_time} = at this time [aw] {at_that_moment} = at this moment [aw] Note: Allow 'have_part' but not other uses of 'have' (as aux verb)? Note: Avoid indirect speech. Note: Avoid 'know if'. ---------- --- Minimal English: Universal Semantic Molecules --- From "Minimal English for a Global World" (ch2and3, 2018). Body-part words: {hand} {hands} {mouth} {mouths} {eye} {eyes} {head} {heads} {ear} {ears} {nose} {noses} {face} {faces} {leg} {legs} {tooth} {teeth} {finger} {fingers} {breast} {breasts} {skin} {skins} {bone} {bones} {blood} Biosocial (stage of life and kin terms): {child} {children} {man} {men} {woman} {women} {be_born} {born} {mother} {mothers} {father} {fathers} {wife} {wives} {husband} {husbands} Biological world: {creature} {creatures} {grow} {grows} {to_grow} {growing} {grew} {in_ground} {egg} {eggs} [ch2only] {tail} {tails} [ch2only] {wing} {wings} [ch2only] {feather} {feathers} [ch2only] Physical qualities: {long} {round} {flat} {thin} [ch2only] {hard} {soft} {sharp} {smooth} {heavy} Position and orientation in space: {be_on} {on} {at_the_top} {the_top} {top_of} {at_the_bottom} {the_bottom} {bottom_of} {in_the_middle} {the_middle} {middle_of} [ch2only] {in_front} {front_of} {around} Materials: {wood} {stone} {stones} Environmental words: {the_sky} {the_sun} {the_ground} {the_earth} {earth} {the_moon} [ch2only] {star} {stars} [ch2only] {during_the_day} {day} {days} {at_night} {night} {nights} {water} {fire} Time periods (natural units of time): {day} {days} {year} {years} [ch3only] Knowing and naming: {know_someone} {be_called} {call} {calls} {to_call} {calling} {called} Doing: {hold} {holds} {to_hold} {holding} {held} {sit} {sits} {to_sit} {sitting} {sat} {lie} {lies} {to_lie} {lying} {lay} {stand} {stands} {to_stand} {standing} {stood} {sleep} {sleeps} {to_sleep} {sleeping} {slept} {play} {plays} {to_play} {playing} {played} {laugh} {laughs} {to_laugh} {laughing} {laughed} {sing} {sings} {to_sing} {singing} {sang} {breathe} {breathes} {to_breathe} {breathing} {breathed} [ch2only] {make} {makes} {to_make} {making} {made} {kill} {kills} {to_kill} {killing} {killed} ---------- --- Minimal English: Other Useful Words --- From "Minimal English for a Global World" (ch2, 2018). Body: {hungry} {brain} {brains} {heart} {hearts} Environmental: {river} {rivers} {mountain} {mountains} {desert} {deserts} {sea} {seas} {island} {islands} {jungle} {jungles} {forest} {forests} {rain} {wind} {snow} {ice} {air} {flood} {floods} {storm} {storms} {drought} {droughts} {earthquake} {earthquakes} {east} {west} {north} {south} Biological: {bird} {birds} {fish} {tree} {trees} {seed} {seeds} {grass} {mosquito} {mosquitoes} {fly} {flies} {snake} {snakes} {dog} {dogs} {cat} {cats} {horse} {horses} {cow} {cows} {pig} {pigs} Biosocial: {family} {families} Times: {month} {months} {week} {weeks} {clock} {clocks} {hour} {hours} {second} {seconds} Places: {house} {houses} {village} {villages} {city} {cities} {school} {schools} {hospital} {hospitals} Professions: {teacher} {teachers} {doctor} {doctors} {nurse} {nurses} {soldier} {soldiers} Country: {country} {countries} {government} {governments} {capital} {capitals} {border} {borders} {flag} {flags} {passport} {passports} {vote} {votes} Fields: {science} {the_law} {law} {laws} {health} {education} {sport} {sports} Food: {meat} {rice} {wheat} {corn} {flour} {salt} {sugar} {sweet} Tools: {knife} {knives} {key} {keys} {gun} {guns} {bomb} {bombs} {medicine} {medicines} Materials: {paper} {iron} {metal} {glass} {leather} {wool} {cloth} {thread} {threads} {gold} {rubber} {plastic} {oil} {coal} {petrol} Technology and transport: {car} {cars} {bicycle} {bicycles} {plane} {planes} {boat} {boats} {train} {trains} {road} {roads} {wheel} {wheels} {wire} {wires} {engine} {engines} {pipe} {pipes} {telephone} {telephones} {phone} {phones} {television} {televisions} {radio} {radios} Literacy and media: {read} {reads} {to_read} {reading} {read} {write} {writes} {to_write} {writing} {wrote} {book} {books} {photo} {photos} {newspaper} {newspapers} {film} {films} Other nouns: {money} {god} {gods} {war} {wars} {poison} {music} Other verbs: {go} {goes} {to_go} {going} {went} {go_to} {goes_to} {going_to} {went_to} {eat} {eats} {to_eat} {eating} {ate} {drink} {drinks} {to_drink} {drinking} {drank} {take} {takes} {to_take} {taking} {took} {take_to} {takes_to} {taking_to} {took_to} {burn} {burns} {to_burn} {burning} {burnt} {burned} {buy} {buys} {to_buy} {buying} {bought} {pay} {pays} {to_pay} {paying} {paid} {learn} {learns} {to_learn} {learning} {learnt} {learned} Other adjectives: {clean} ---------- --- Additional Vocabulary --- ----------

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