How to Use This Site
Additional Tips for Power Users
Top-ranked word quizzes are based on words deemed appropriate for their text. For more advanced vocabulary, specify the extra credit words before beginning a quiz.
Click this line to see how "▶" and "▼" work.
- When you see "▶" outside of quotes, clicking/touching it provides more detail.
- When you see "▼" outside of quotes, clicking/touching it removes detail to provide a better overview.
Note that you can:
- Show different groups of words.
- Sort words in various ways—such as by chapter.
- Click Show to see sample sentences tailored for learning.
- Click "▶" near any word to see the word used in a sentence from the book and more.
- Search for a specific word via a searchbox that appears towards the top-left when more than 20 words are showing.
You can also click Further limit words, to:
- Select words by chapter.
- Select words by difficulty level
- Ask that words be selected or underlined if they are more commonly used in a selected subject area.
Finally, the page has a footnote that tells how to move to the top of the page in your browser.