Word Usage Example Upgrade
As of the status quo, the extension only supports English Words for providing Word Usage Examples.
For example : pouvoir is french for power. Sample Results :
- Your Dictionary : http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/pouvoirs
- Use in a Sentence : http://www.use-in-a-sentence.com/english-words/10000-words/pouvoirs.htm
- Many Things : http://www.manythings.org/sentences/words/pouvoirs/1.html
Given that the first things that the user learns about a word is it's usage, I think this feature needs an upgrade.
SOLUTION
Recently I discussed about Google Search's Language ability. So, we make use of it for getting search results for word in it's native language.
- Make an AJAX request to the Google URL.
- Extract the part of result where the word occurs.
- Display the sample usage in a message on the actual web-page.
CONS
- The results may be a little out-of-context, like from a news article.
PROS
- Adding support for all languages.