My add-on enables you to create cards in a very efficient way.
Video representing the usage of this api: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edHaKGNhvvk
At first you need to get id and key from oxford dictionary https://developer.oxforddictionaries.com/ I can’t give you my own id and key because every key has a limited number of requests (get prototype)
To use it go to tools and you should see “add-on english api” You will see a window where you can paste your id and key. Below you can see 2 areas where you can type and a couple of buttons.
Below the area titles “create cards” you have three buttons. if you want to create cards that will contain exercises like “word formation” in some exams (eg: https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/advanced/cae-034-word-formation-exercise.php) you have to write a line which contains 2 words - the first word is an answer and the second one - a question so it should look like this: forgo go If you type this and click “all meanins” it will create cards in a folder which is located in add-on. To find this folder you go tool -> add-ons -> view files. There should be a folder with my add-on. Go to guy folder and there will be a “file.txt” - it contains cards. A card has 7 fields.
If you want to create cards with phrasals just type a verb like go
then click button “phrasals” and all phrasal verbs with go will be created (like go off, go about etc)
you can create “abcd” question by typing eg: mislead / misdirect / misinform and click button “abcd”
A window “word definition” will give you all definitions of a word, for example if you type buy and click button this is what you will get
1 buy obtain in exchange for payment əbˈteɪn ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ˈpeɪmənt he bought me a new dress hi bɔt mi ə nu drɛs
2 buy obtain in exchange for payment əbˈteɪn ɪn ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ fər ˈpeɪmənt we had to find some money to buy a house wi hæd tɪ faɪnd səm ˈməni tɪ baɪ ə haʊs
3 buy procure the loyalty and support of (someone) by bribery proʊˈkjʊr ðə ˈlɔɪəlti ənd səˈpɔrt əv (ˈsəmˌwən) baɪ ˈbraɪbəri here was a man who could not be bought hir wɑz ə mæn hu kʊd nɑt bi bɔt
4 buy be a means of obtaining (something) through exchange or payment bi ə minz əv əbˈteɪnɪŋ (ˈsəmθɪŋ) θru ɪksˈʧeɪnʤ ər ˈpeɪmənt money can’t buy happiness ˈməni kænt baɪ ˈhæpinəs
5 buy get by sacrifice or great effort gɪt baɪ ˈsækrəˌfaɪs ər greɪt ˈɛfərt greatness is dearly bought ˈgreɪtnəs ɪz ˈdɪrli bɔt
6 buy accept the truth of əkˈsɛpt ðə truθ əv I am not prepared to buy the claim that the ends justify the means aɪ æm nɑt priˈpɛrd tɪ baɪ ðə kleɪm ðət ðə ɛndz ˈʤəstəˌfaɪ ðə minz
To get the definitions of a phrasal verb type like that: set_about
1 set_about start doing something with vigor or determination stɑrt duɪŋ ˈsəmθɪŋ wɪθ ˈvɪgər ər dɪˌtərməˈneɪʃən it would be far better to admit the problem openly and set about tackling it ɪt wʊd bi fɑr ˈbɛtər tɪ ədˈmɪt ðə ˈprɑbləm ˈoʊpənli ənd sɛt əˈbaʊt ˈtækəlɪŋ ɪt
2 set_about attack someone əˈtæk ˈsəmˌwən he set about me with a strap hi sɛt əˈbaʊt mi wɪθ ə stræp
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