Observed arrival · 2026-10-12
VocabBox keeps exam vocabulary inside the reading flow
A Chrome extension for Taiwanese English learners that highlights exam vocabulary on webpages and PDFs, explains words in context, and schedules saved words for review.
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- For
- Taiwanese learners preparing for English exams
- Worth noticing
- The homepage lists 8,866 target words and 21,749 prebuilt definitions and examples; scanned PDFs are handed back to the browser’s built-in viewer.
Field notes
The extension is described as comparing page text against built-in lists for IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, or AWL words; it also has a PDF workflow, with scanned files returned to the browser’s viewer. Saved words retain their source sentence and enter an FSRS review flow in Chrome’s side panel. The homepage lists 8,866 target words and 21,749 prebuilt definitions and examples, and says ordinary browsing does not upload page text.
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