Does a "Child Friendly" dictionary exist for KOReader in Stardict?

reader1xz · 08-04-2023, 11:45 PM

I have a little brother, who I've got settled on KOReader on his Libra 2, where he loves reading and all the statistics he can get. He's 9 years old, but struggles with the dictionaries I've tried with him, I've tried every one I could manage I'm not too techinically proficient. I've got SOED, the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, and all the free options found via KOReader. It's quite tough for me to find one he likes, I think he gets confused easily with the vocabulary. So if anybody could help me or guide me on how I can convert a possible dictionary or if there's way to edit it, because I don't mind putting in the effort I just am not exactly sure how.

Frenzie · 08-08-2023, 05:18 PM

I'm not really familiar with any electronic dictionaries like that I'm afraid.

enigma90 · 08-12-2023, 01:09 AM

How about Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English? It uses around 2,000 common words in definitions. I remember seeing a LDOCE in XDXF format somewhere.

jonnyl · 08-17-2023, 11:34 AM

How about the Simple English Wiktionary? I couldn't find a StarDict version, but the latest can be downloaded here

https://dumps.wikimedia.org/simplewiktionary/latest/

and I believe tools exist to convert it into StarDict.

reader1xz · 08-18-2023, 12:19 AM

That sounds like a brilliant idea, I'll try and figure out how to do it. I'm not too technically inclined, I can do a bit but hopefully I can figure it out.

reader1xz · 08-18-2023, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonnyl

How about the Simple English Wiktionary? I couldn't find a StarDict version, but the latest can be downloaded here

https://dumps.wikimedia.org/simplewiktionary/latest/

and I believe tools exist to convert it into StarDict.

I just managed to get Pyglossary running after some fumblinng. Though I'm unsure which version I should download as they all have a bunch of different names in the dump page. Do you know which one is the proper dictionary as I'm unsure to be honest.

08-04-2023, 11:45 PM	#1
reader1xz Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Does a "Child Friendly" dictionary exist for KOReader in Stardict? I have a little brother, who I've got settled on KOReader on his Libra 2, where he loves reading and all the statistics he can get. He's 9 years old, but struggles with the dictionaries I've tried with him, I've tried every one I could manage I'm not too techinically proficient. I've got SOED, the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, and all the free options found via KOReader. It's quite tough for me to find one he likes, I think he gets confused easily with the vocabulary. So if anybody could help me or guide me on how I can convert a possible dictionary or if there's way to edit it, because I don't mind putting in the effort I just am not exactly sure how.

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08-08-2023, 05:18 PM	#2
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,751 Karma: 730681 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	I'm not really familiar with any electronic dictionaries like that I'm afraid.

08-12-2023, 01:09 AM	#3
enigma90 Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2019 Device: Kobo Glo HD	How about Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English? It uses around 2,000 common words in definitions. I remember seeing a LDOCE in XDXF format somewhere.

08-17-2023, 11:34 AM	#4
jonnyl Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 33084 Join Date: Jan 2021 Device: Likebook Mars	How about the Simple English Wiktionary? I couldn't find a StarDict version, but the latest can be downloaded here https://dumps.wikimedia.org/simplewiktionary/latest/ and I believe tools exist to convert it into StarDict.

08-18-2023, 12:19 AM	#5
reader1xz Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2023 Device: Kobo Libra 2	That sounds like a brilliant idea, I'll try and figure out how to do it. I'm not too technically inclined, I can do a bit but hopefully I can figure it out.

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