exposure to (phrase)
/ɪkˈspoʊʒər tu/

to contact with

participate in (phrasal verb)
/pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt ɪn/

join with

trigger (v)
/ˈtrɪɡər/

to turn on

passively (r)
/ˈpæsɪvli/

the state of accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change

scan (v)
/skæn/

to look over something quickly

several (a)
/ˈsɛvrəl/

more than two but not very many

out loud (phrase)
/aʊt laʊd/

not quietly; to speak with a (fairly) loud voice

at a surface level (phrase)
/æt ə ˈsərfəs ˈlɛvl/

not deeply; not completely

short story (n)
/ʃɔrt ˈstɔri/

a story, usually about imaginary characters and events, that is short enough to be read

effectively (r)
/ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

in a way that produces the intended result or a successful result

important (a)
/ɪmˈpɔrtnt/

having a great effect on people or things

research (n)
/ˈrisərtʃ/

a careful study of a subject

increase (v)
/ɪnˈkris/

to make something greater in amount, number, value

brain (n)
/breɪn/

the organ inside the head that controls movement, thought, memory, and feeling

article (n)
/ˈɑrt̮ɪkl/

a piece of writing about a particular subject

step (n)
/stɛp/

one of a series of things that you do in order to achieve something

word (n)
/wərd/

a single unit of language that means something

phrase (n)
/freɪz/

a group of words without a finite verb

grammar (n)
/ˈɡræmər/

the rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences

material (n)
/məˈtɪriəl/

information or ideas used in books, etc.