Highlights rare English dictionary words and idioms on web pages. Facilitates English language learning and expands your vocabulary.

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Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary Extension

Word Discoverer highlights rare English dictionary words, idioms and proverbs on web pages.
It helps non-native English learners to discover new expressions while they are browsing the Internet.
Highlighting of rare words is useful because some people do not even notice vaguely known words, especially when these words are not critical for understanding of the text that they read. One possible explanation of this strange and pertexing effect is that mind of a reader is concentrated on understanding the meaning and structure of the text, and after finishing reading a sentence many readers won't go back to check the meaning of unfamiliar words that they have already forgot. E.g. some readers will forget to check the definition of word \"pertexing\" from the previous sentence which, in fact, doesn't exist. And even if you did check it, you still can try this extension, it highlights only real English dictionary words and idioms =)

*NOTE* On installation Words Discoverer shows scary warning that it can \"read and change all you data on the websites your visit\" - don't worry, Words Discoverer will not send any of your data anywhere. In fact it doesn't even talk to any servers, all highlighting logic is performed locally in your browser, so if you have some saved html files to read, you can even use Words Discoverer offline. The source code is here if you are curious: https://github.com/mechatroner/aided_reading

Words Discoverer is free forever, open source, and it has no ads.

Here are some features of the extension:

Words Discoverer is better than \"Word-of-the-day\" type of programs because new words are highlighted in context of the text that you read, which is a good motivating factor to finally check the definitions and learn these words (or idioms).

Depending on your vocabulary size, you can adjust frequency threshold of highlighted words e.g. skip 25% most common English words, and highlight all the rest. There's no way to set such threshold for idioms and proverbs, the extension can either highlight all of them or none.

Words Discoverer can operate in two modes:
In the first (default) mode it highlight all Internet pages except sites that you add to a special list. E.g. you may not want to highlight anything from youtube.
In the second mode Words Discoverer highlights only sites from another special list - your favorite English sites. By default this list is empty, so unless you add there something (e.g. facebook, wikipedia, bbc.com), it won't highlight anything at all.

Currently there are ~50K words and ~1600 idioms in the extension's dictionary. If you're interested you can look at them on project's github page.
Here some example of idioms from the dictionary: \"brand new\"(everyone knows this one), \"bucket list\", \"moral high ground\", \"baby shower\"(it is not a shower for babies), \"money laundering\", \"jigsaw puzzle\", \"veil of ignorance\". And there are many others.

If you known definition of a highlighted word, you can add it to your personal vocabulary and it won't be detected any more. When you add a word it is converted to normal form for your vocabulary e.g. \"dogs -> dog\". You can always view your vocabulary or save it as a text file.

By selecting text of a word (or idiom) and right clicking on it you can either add the word to your vocabulary or view it's definition in one of 4 online dictionaries using context menu references. And, of course, you can also use Words Discoverer in combination with your favorite dictionary app (e.g. \"Google dictionary\" extension)

Interesting fact: most adult native English speakers know 20000-35000 words, so it is totally possible to eventually add them all to your vocabulary file.

Contributors:
github user XQDD - Text-To-Speech idea and implementation
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How to download and manually install Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension file

Select and download the Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Word Discoverer: Expand your vocabulary extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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ty W (ID: 0000002fae94e973) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 02/13/2023 希望能直接把翻译标在单词后面

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nikan movahedi (ID: 000000bfd71adc37) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/10/2022 highly recommended

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Bob Loucks (ID: 00000055ea3936ed) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/29/2022 Outstanding; so useful for teaching English in conjunction with translation and dictionary extensions :)

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Reff Pixels (ID: 000000441df66225) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 08/13/2022 Cool Extension but it doesn't work in Vivaldi browser

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Mark Sun (ID: 0000003914838fd5) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 08/02/2022 很方便,很好用,加油! 要是有更多选项就更好了,比如: 1,在读音按钮上,直接显示国际音标; 2,要有“未掌握词汇表”,这样有增有减,长期使用,能得到精确的“个人词汇量表”; 3,增加“阅读模式”。