Dictionary lookup works

bob_ninja · 11-16-2007, 08:15 AM

I found a dictionary here in the Books forum:

GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English, V1, 9, July 2007

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12000

I simply copied it into eBooks directory. It seems to contain a word definition per page, about 20K words.
Then I went into a TXT file and tried lookup command. It jumped into the dictionary doc at the word definition. Then I used Back command to return to the orginal doc.

I am not sure if it handles suffixes, like finding 'house' when you select 'houses' or 'housed'. Also, the parser seems to be rather simplistic and can include commas or periods in word selection. Such as:

"... at the house."

You can select "at", "the" and "house."
Of course, "house." lookup fails.

Anyway it is a start and a very nice feature to have. As you already know it is not available for PDF files (I guess they cannot parse text in PDFs yet) - another annoyance. Again, we'll just have to wait for another firmware.

tompe · 11-16-2007, 08:55 AM

I just tested with 'bag."' and with my Concise Oxford it gave me "bag" and "BAe" as alternatives. 'Street?" gave me "street" and "streel". So for this dictionary it worked looking up words that are selected with punctuation symbols.

yvanleterrible · 11-16-2007, 09:30 AM

That is way cool!

bob_ninja · 11-16-2007, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tompe

I just tested with 'bag."' and with my Concise Oxford it gave me "bag" and "BAe" as alternatives. 'Street?" gave me "street" and "streel". So for this dictionary it worked looking up words that are selected with punctuation symbols.

Is it free? How much does it cost? Links? thanks

tompe · 11-16-2007, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob_ninja

Is it free? How much does it cost? Links? thanks

I bought it from Mobipocket. The price is $30.

11-16-2007, 08:15 AM	#1
bob_ninja Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 582 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: Zire71	Dictionary lookup works I found a dictionary here in the Books forum: GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English, V1, 9, July 2007 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12000 I simply copied it into eBooks directory. It seems to contain a word definition per page, about 20K words. Then I went into a TXT file and tried lookup command. It jumped into the dictionary doc at the word definition. Then I used Back command to return to the orginal doc. I am not sure if it handles suffixes, like finding 'house' when you select 'houses' or 'housed'. Also, the parser seems to be rather simplistic and can include commas or periods in word selection. Such as: "... at the house." You can select "at", "the" and "house." Of course, "house." lookup fails. Anyway it is a start and a very nice feature to have. As you already know it is not available for PDF files (I guess they cannot parse text in PDFs yet) - another annoyance. Again, we'll just have to wait for another firmware.

11-16-2007, 08:55 AM	#2
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	I just tested with 'bag."' and with my Concise Oxford it gave me "bag" and "BAe" as alternatives. 'Street?" gave me "street" and "streel". So for this dictionary it worked looking up words that are selected with punctuation symbols. Last edited by tompe; 11-16-2007 at 10:48 AM.

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yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	That is way cool!