Vocabuilder is a program to help you practice new words you learn in a foreign language. You type in words
and their meanings (denoted as sense
) as you learn them. The program will score your performance, and try to test you on the new words, or on words that you score poorly.
C:\Program Files\Vocabuilder
. You can run the program either by following Run Vocabuilder
shortcut created on the desktop, or by double-clicking on C:\Program Files\Vocabuilder\Vocab.exe
file.C:\Program Files\Vocabuilder\Vocab.txt
dictionary file if you desire.The program consists of the following components:
Word
and its Sense
(meaning) to your dictionary, or remove an existing word-sense pair. Dictionary can also be used as reference; the words in the list will be filtered as you type into Word
or Sense
fields, allowing you to search through your dictionary. The dictionary with your scores are saved in the C:\Program Files\Vocabuilder\Vocab.txt
file, which you could also edit by hand.Alt+Key
combinations as shortcuts to the buttons. For example, Alt+C
will invoke Cheat
command and give you the letters of the answer one by one.quality
option determines how long the program should search for a good-quality puzzle. The crossword will be displayed in your browser. Note that, unlike in other components, the crossword scores are not stored as part of your performance.