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You can zero in on the word you're looking for and then follow a trail of related concepts. </li> <li> <p class="orange">Deepen your understanding of words and meanings</p> See concise definitions and examples, and learn how words are connected through different semantic relationships. Hear words pronounced correctly, and easily expand your search to the Web for images or information. </li> <li> <p class="orange">Analyze the vocabulary in any text</p> VocabGrabber intelligently extracts vocabulary from any text you're interested in, generating lists of the most useful words and showing you how they are used in context. </li> </ul> </div> <div id="rightaboutsubs"> <ul> <li> <p class="orange">Build customized word lists on any theme of your choosing </p> Or you can explore other people's lists. </li> <li> <p class="orange">Read about language and teaching on the Visual Thesaurus website</p> Updated daily with fresh content, our online magazine explores everything from the way words become part of our lexicon to great vocabulary instruction tips for teachers. </li> <li> <p class="orange">Play our Spelling Bee</p> Take a spelling challenge that is both vocabulary-expanding and downright addictive. </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="thirdrow"> <script> Module.after(['base', 'element', 'sizzle', 'vtcom/filmstrip/filmstrip'], function(){ DOM.whenReady(function(){ var Element = modules.element.Element; var Event = modules.base.Event; var FilmStrip = modules.vtcom.filmstrip.filmstrip.FilmStrip; var VideoPlayer = modules.vtcom.filmstrip.filmstrip.VideoPlayer; var vplayer = null; var curvideo = 0; var elms = modules.sizzle.select(".playvideo"); for (var i = 0; i < elms.length; i++) { elms[i].onclick = function() { showvideo(parseInt(this.getAttribute('video'))); } } function showvideo(videoNumber) { if (vplayer == null) { vplayer = new VideoPlayer(); Event.addListener(vplayer,'next', function() { if (curvideo == FilmStrip.videos.length - 1) return false; showvideo(curvideo+1); }); Event.addListener(vplayer,'prev', function() { if (curvideo == 0) return false; showvideo(curvideo-1); }); } if (videoNumber == 0) { vplayer.setNextEnabled(true); vplayer.setPrevEnabled(false); } else if (videoNumber == FilmStrip.videos.length-1) { vplayer.setNextEnabled(false); vplayer.setPrevEnabled(true); } else { vplayer.setNextEnabled(true); vplayer.setPrevEnabled(true); } vplayer.setTitle(FilmStrip.videos[videoNumber].title); vplayer.show(FilmStrip.videos[videoNumber].videoURL,videoNumber,FilmStrip.videos[videoNumber].params,FilmStrip.videos[videoNumber].vars, FilmStrip.videos[videoNumber].width,FilmStrip.videos[videoNumber].height); window.scroll(0,0); curvideo = videoNumber; } }); }); </script> <style> @import url('//d1r3b8xpnlyvar.cloudfront.net/css/screencasts-1s1b4e9.css'); </style> <div id="thirdleft"> <h3>How the Visual Thesaurus works:</h3> <ul id="videos"> <li class="video"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" video="0" class="playvideo"><img src="//d1r3b8xpnlyvar.cloudfront.net/trialover/tov1/introvideo-p107wt.gif" ></a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" video="0" class="playvideo title">Introduction to the Visual Thesaurus</a> </li> <li class="video"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" video="1" class="playvideo"><img src="//d1r3b8xpnlyvar.cloudfront.net/trialover/tov1/createvideo-s8z69c.gif" ></a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" video="1" class="playvideo title">Create and Share word lists</a> </li> <li class="video"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" video="2" class="playvideo"><img src="//d1r3b8xpnlyvar.cloudfront.net/trialover/tov1/sharevideo-ynuqye.gif" ></a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" video="2" class="playvideo title">Share your word map</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="thirdright"> <div class="thirdrightcolumn"> <h3>Institutional Sales:</h3> <p class="othersales">Buying for more than five people at a school, library, ad agency or other institution?</p> <a href="/sales/">Click here to learn more</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="fourthrow"> <div class="praise"> <q>"Inventive, Imaginative, Intuitive."</q> <p>- New York Times</p> </div> <div class="praise"> <q>"Amazing...searches quickly become intuitive."</q> <p>- Chicago Tribune</p> </div> <div class="praise"> <q>"Interface feels almost alive."</q> <p>- Washington Post</p> </div> </div> <div id="fifthrow"> <p class="riskfree"><img src="//d1r3b8xpnlyvar.cloudfront.net/trialover/tov1/star-jvk6eb.gif" > 14 day risk-free trial!</p> We think you'll love the Visual Thesaurus, but if you don't, we make it really easy to cancel your subscription. 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