Guides
guidesPhrasal Verbs in the Classics: When Knowing Every Word Isn't Enough
You can know every word in a sentence and still miss it, because 'make out' isn't 'make' plus 'out'. How to read the phrasal verbs that fill the classics.
guidesOne Word, Several Meanings: Looking Up the Sense That Fits the Sentence
A word like 'bank' means different things in different sentences. Here's how to look up the sense that fits, instead of sorting the whole entry yourself.
guidesHow Many Words Do You Actually Need to Read a Novel?
How many words do you need to read a novel comfortably? Fewer than you think — and word families mean you already know more than the count suggests.
guidesPassive vs Active Vocabulary: Why You Understand More Than You Can Use
You recognise far more words than you can produce. Here is why that gap exists, and how to turn words you only know into words you actually use.
guidesWhy a Word's Origin Is the Easiest Way to Remember It
Rote memorising rarely sticks. A word's history gives it a reason and a family of relatives — here's how to use etymology to remember vocabulary.
guidesHow to Learn Vocabulary from Classic Books Without Losing the Story
Looking up every word ruins the book. A calmer, more effective way to learn vocabulary from classic literature — and keep the words that matter.
guidesWhat Is Verbault? A Complete Overview
Verbault is an English literacy platform built on public-domain literature, vocabulary tools, and printable worksheets.
guidesHow to Use the Verbault Reader
A step-by-step guide to the Reader's inline definitions, translation chip, and text-to-speech features.
guidesGenerating Printable Worksheets with Verbault
Learn how to create six types of printable vocabulary worksheets — and combine them into a single PDF — in under a minute.
guidesWord Lookup, Reading Levels, WordNet, and Wiktionary
Explore how Verbault assigns reading levels and sources definitions from WordNet and Wiktionary for every word.
guidesBuilding Your Vocabulary with the Vault
The Vocabulary Vault lets you organise saved words and sentences into named lists, then generate worksheets from them in one click.
guidesSentence Bookmarks: Save the Lines That Stay With You
Bookmark any sentence in the Reader to save it for later review, worksheet generation, or personal reference.