Reference Webster, Noah: Webster's Dictionary 1913 (updated), v2.1, 17 July 2009

[nrapallo]

All this recent talk of dictionaries made me dig up this dictionary I had converted to eBookwise 1150 .imp several years ago.

This ambitious project by The K-Dawg ( http://web.archive.org/web/200406061...adiocrypt.com/ ) updated the 1913 Webster's dictionary back in 2003 to include (sic) 125,970 searchable words!!!

BTW, Easter egg alert, check the entry for 'K-Dawg, The' after the Ka words.... (Pompous comes to mind!)

Note this webpage is no longer on the internet, but can still be found using the WayBackMachine at archive.org. The original Websters' Dictionary 2.0.rb (for the Rocket eBook reader) may not be still available there, but I have posted a copy of it here (15MB). The info extracted from that .rb is presented here:

COMMENT=Info file for the following eBook
TITLE=Webster's Dictionary ver 2.0
AUTHOR=HTML ed. by KDawg
BODY=Final12.html
URL=ebook:rbmk-3e58bb890987fff91699
GENERATOR=rbmake v0.99f using the rbmake library v0.99f
HKEY=1
TYPE=2
VERSION=1
PARSE=1
OUTPUT=1

I updated the .html (see '_2.0_prc_source' .zip attached below) extracted from that .rb to convert to .prc! The .html now includes 110,875 words, a two-tier TOC with tier one being placed in the first page of the reader and tier two (2600+ links) from the letters of the alphabet.

I automated the process to add TOC entries into a two-tiered TOC. I ended up adding just over 2600 TOC links. The idea was to space them evenly over every 50 words and then the mid point would be no more than 25 words from either side (word_before TOClink or word_after TOClink). With an average of (say) 5 words to a "page" that would mean the mid point would be only 5 page-turns away!

Now, the exciting news, all words referenced in a definition like 'See Base' are now hyperlinked to that entry in the dictionary; some 50,000+ new links have been added by me!

Using Mobipocket Creator, this conversion from .html to .prc using high-compression took about 6 hours! A 26MB standard-compression version is available here.

Even though this is a 100 year old dictionary and notnow specifically in Mobipocket dictionary format, I hope you find it useful. I know some people will probably read it like a book....

BTW, did I mention IT'S HUGE.

Enjoy this one!

EDIT: 23 Nov 2008 I just found this great abbreviation reference listing to the (1913) abbreviations used throughout this dictionary. Now you'll be in the know!

EDIT: 17 July 2009 Uploaded an updated version 2.1 as 'Websters Dictionary 1913_ver21.prc' a true look-up type dictionary with improved TOC links and cover page display as well as incorporated the abbreviations listing. See post #13 below for the actual post!

!!! Please note that 'Websters Dictionary 1913_2.0.prc' (now removed) is actually the older version 2.0 ebook and has been improved upon in the version 2.1 offering (_ver21.prc) above !!!

Previous downloads for v2.0: 447
Previous downloads for v2.1: 193 (before being moved below)

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[ericshliao]

Thanx.
This is really a nice reference tool for most people.

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by ericshliao

Thanx.
This is really a nice reference tool for most people.

Thanks, it just got better (sort of).

I've just added an external link to post #1 above for a great abbreviation reference listing to the (1913) abbreviations used throughout this dictionary. Now you'll be in the know!

[wallcraft]

This is well formatted for browsing, but it can't be used as a MobiPocket dictionary for word look up in a MOBI ebook. The earlier Dictionary, Webster's: Webster's Dictionary 1913, v1, 22 Nov 07 can
be used for word look up.

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by wallcraft

This is well formatted for browsing, but it can't be used as a MobiPocket dictionary for word look up in a MOBI ebook. The earlier Dictionary, Webster's: Webster's Dictionary 1913, v1, 22 Nov 07 can
be used for word look up.

That's true, but I've recently converted this dictionary to ver 2.1; that IS now a true look-up dictionary as per the Mobipocket guidelines and this helpful post.

What's New in ver 2.1:

• hopefully will have a working cover image (was problematic in .epub version only)
• include above Abbreviations listing this time.

I'm still in the process of converting ver 2.1 to other ebooks formats, .epub, and .imp and perhaps a reflow (small screened) .pdf. When I'm done, I'll update post #1 above.

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by nrapallo

I'm still in the process of converting ver 2.1 to other ebooks formats, .epub, and .imp and perhaps a reflow (small screened) .pdf. When I'm done, I'll update post #1 above.

Well, I'm still trying to convert ver 2.1 to .epub (failed over the weekend as I ran out of memory, again) but I'm done with the .imp versions.

In the meantime, I'll post the high-compression .prc version of my ver 2.1 true Mobipocket look-up type dictionary here. You are welcomed to "test it out" before I finalize this version and offically update post #1. Comments would be appreciated until then, otherwise they may have to wait until ver 2.2! .

EDIT: newer and working as a true a lookup type mobipocket dictionary below.

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by nrapallo

You are welcomed to "test it out" before I finalize this version and offically update post #1. Comments would be appreciated until then, otherwise they may have to wait until ver 2.2! .

Can anyone report if this is truly a look-up type mobipocket dictionary now?

I don't have any hardware reader to test this on. Can it be improved?

Thanks!

[Dabon]

Thank you for the effort, nrapallo.

I have tried it today and it did not work.

Thanks,

Dabon.

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by Dabon

Thank you for the effort, nrapallo.

I have tried it today and it did not work.

Thanks,

Dabon.

Thanks, I couldn't get it to work with the software Mobipocket Reader. Perhaps, it needs the <guide> entries that also are part of the Mobipocket guidelines.

I'll give this another try...

[nrapallo]

A repost of the high-compression .prc version of my ver 2.1 true Mobipocket look-up type dictionary. It seems my previous version was missing an .opf entry that was required i.e. a checkmarked 'This eBook is a dictionary' in the Book Settings!

Can anyone report if this now is truly a look-up type mobipocket dictionary now?

I did manage to get it to work with the software Mobipocket Reader!

EDIT: newer and working as a true a lookup type mobipocket dictionary below.

This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.

To report a copyright violation you can contact us here.

[pdurrant]

It works on my CyBook, but only for the main word. It couldn't find girded or stumbled, while my Chambers did. Perhaps there's some way to identify those words in the entry that should cause a lookup to happen as well as the main word?

It also doesn't have a Table of Content link in to Goto menu.

But I was impressed by the many links to enable words to be looked up without a keyboard - something my Chambers dictionary doesn't have.

Paul

Originally Posted by nrapallo

A repost of the high-compression .prc version of my ver 2.1 true Mobipocket look-up type dictionary. It seems my previous version was missing an .opf entry that was required i.e. a checkmarked 'This eBook is a dictionary' in the Book Settings!

Can anyone report if this now is truly a look-up type mobipocket dictionary now?

I did manage to get it to work with the software Mobipocket Reader!

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

It works on my CyBook, but only for the main word. It couldn't find girded or stumbled, while my Chambers did. Perhaps there's some way to identify those words in the entry that should cause a lookup to happen as well as the main word?

Thanks for verifying this!

If the lookup process can't remove the obvious suffixes, then there would be no way to get those additional related words/tenses recognized short of wraping every such word with the <idx:orth> pairs.

It also doesn't have a Table of Content link in to Goto menu.

But I was impressed by the many links to enable words to be looked up without a keyboard - something my Chambers dictionary doesn't have.

Paul

I'll try adding the reference to "toc" in the <guide> section of the .opf. The <a name="TOC"> is already there at the beginning of the .html. Is it case-sensitive?

Stay tuned...

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by nrapallo

Thanks for verifying this!

If the lookup process can't remove the obvious suffixes, then there would be no way to get those additional related words/tenses recognized short of wraping every such word with the <idxrth> pairs.



I'll try adding the reference to "toc" in the <guide> section of the .opf. The <a name="TOC"> is already there at the beginning of the .html. Is it case-sensitive?

Stay tuned...

Paul, does this one work with the Cybook's Goto menu?

If not, do you know what needs to be added to the .html or .opf to "enable" that feature. It takes 8 hrs to generate this high-compression .prc ebook, so knowing the exact solution will help.

This is the code I used in the .opf:

<guide>
<reference type="Find" title="Look Up Word" onclick= "index_search('', 'Alphabetical lookup', '', 'none')" />
<reference type="toc" title="Table of Contents" href="Final12-NR-linked-every50_TRUE-ver21prc.html#TOC"/>
</guide>

and in the .html:

<body style="margin-left:2%; margin-right:2%; text-align:left">

<a name="TOC"></a>
<center>
<h2>Webster's Dictionary 1913 (ver. 2.1)</h2>
</center>
<hr>
<br>
<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
<hr>

EDIT: 'Websters Dictionary 1913_ver21.prc' now moved to post #1 above!

Previous downloads: 193

[jgray]

Would it be possible to get a copy of this dictionary that uses the standard compression method? The Jetbook does not support the high compression method. I just now tried it in FBReader and it also doesn't support high encryption.

Thanks.

[nrapallo]

Originally Posted by jgray

Would it be possible to get a copy of this dictionary that uses the standard compression method? The Jetbook does not support the high compression method. I just now tried it in FBReader and it also doesn't support high encryption.

Thanks.

Sure, I can compile a standard compression version, but it will be huge (20MB+). Give me a few days to get to this.

However, I may wait, until I've had a chance to complete my v2.1 updates. I found a more complete 1913 abbreviations listing that I now want to include instead of the simple one I used previously. We'll see.