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- Click a word
- Get its definition
We've even highlighted all the SAT/ACT vocab words for you!
Save our free bookmarklet to do this on any website.
Save the free bookmarklet
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You should now see the ProfessorWord bookmarklet saved onto your Bookmarks Bar. That's it!
Make sure your Bookmarks Bar (located below the web address bar) is visible so you can see the saved bookmarklet.
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See for yourself! Check out the 1-minute video tutorial.
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See for yourself! Check out the 1-minute video tutorial.
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Saving a bookmarklet to the iPad requires some ingenuity.
We think Method 1 is easier but some of you may be more familiar with Method 2.
Bookmark this page + Replace the URL with bookmarklet code
2. Bookmark this page
- Tap here to prepare this page to be bookmarked
- Tap
(or
)
Add Bookmark
Save.
3. Copy the bookmarklet code below
- Hold the phone in landscape orientation.
- Tap the text box below. The keyboard will show up.
- Now tap and hold the text box until the
magnifying glass appears.
Select All
Copy.
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- Tap


Edit
Select
Run ProfessorWord !.
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- Tap and hold the URL (http://...) until the
magnifying glass appears. - Choose
Select All
Paste - Tap out of the bookmarks window to save.
That's it!
Bookmark this page + Delete part of the URL
2. Bookmark this page
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- Tap
(or
)
Add Bookmark
Save.
3. Edit the saved bookmark
- Hold the phone in landscape orientation.
- Tap


Edit
Select
Run ProfessorWord !.
4. Delete part of the URL to keep only the bookmarklet code
- Tap the URL (http://...). The keyboard will show up.
- Tap and hold the URL (http://...) until the
magnifying glass appears. - Drag the
magnifying glass to the start of the URL. This takes 45-60 seconds because the URL is quite long. - Once you're at the start of the URL, tap the first few letters (http://) to
Select. - Drag the bottom grab point
to the right until you reach the word javascript. This will highlight all the text before the word javascript 
- Select
Cut to erase the highlighted text. - Your URL should now begin with

- Tap out of the bookmarks window to save.
That's it!
See for yourself! Check out the video tutorial.
You should now see the ProfessorWord bookmarklet saved onto your Bookmarks Toolbar. That's it!
Make sure your Bookmarks Toolbar (located below the web address bar) is visible so you can see the saved bookmarklet.
To show it, right-click the empty space next to the
and select Bookmarks Toolbar
See for yourself! Check out the 1-minute video tutorial.
Click "Yes" to get through the Security Alert that appears because you are saving a bookmarklet and not just a bookmark link. See our Privacy Policy.
When prompted, create in Favorites Bar so that bookmarklet will show up there.
Click "Add" to complete the save. You should now see the ProfessorWord bookmarklet saved onto your Favorites Bar. That's it!
Make sure your Favorites Bar (located below the web address bar) is visible so you can see the saved bookmarklet.
See for yourself! Check out the 1-minute video tutorial.
Click "Yes" to get through the Security Alert that appears because you are saving a bookmarklet and not just a bookmark link. See our Privacy Policy.
You should now see the ProfessorWord bookmarklet saved onto your Favorites Bar. That's it!
Make sure your Favorites Bar (located below the web address bar) is visible so you can see the saved bookmarklet.
See for yourself! Check out the 1-minute video tutorial.
Instructions
View instructions for saving ProfessorWord to:
Use the bookmarklet on any website to learn words
- Get the definition of any word that you don't know
- Identify more than 5,000 SAT and ACT vocabulary words
Visit any website that might have vocabulary words that you don't know. For example, The New York Times.
Run ProfessorWord on the page you're reading by clicking on the saved bookmarklet in your .
Now you can click any word to view its definition. You can even click words within the definition pop-ups!
ProfessorWord automatically highlights all the SAT/ACT vocabulary words on the page. You can turn this feature on/off under preferences.
See for yourself! Check out the 1-minute video tutorial.
Study Tip
What is the one thing that will guarantee you a better SAT/ACT score?
Reading more!
That's right. Reading 2-3 challenging articles daily is the key to:
- Acing the reading comprehension questions
- Developing the robust vocabulary you need to ace the other sections
So, what are you waiting for? Check out our Daily Reader.
Learn about some cool features
ProfessorWord pop-ups integrate seemlessly with your web surfing.
The bookmarklet menu lets you customize your settings and much more.
For example, you can turn the automatic highlighting of SAT/ACT vocabulary words on or off by changing your preferences.
When you print a page after running ProfessorWord, the definitions of all the words you clicked and viewed will print as footnotes.
Troubleshooting
If you are experiencing problems with the bookmarklet:
- Try reloading the page and running ProfessorWord again
- Make sure you are using the latest version of your browser
- Search our Help FAQs
Sign up for a free account to save words
Student Accounts
With a free account, you can save 1,000 words for up to 30 days to create personalized study lists that you can print out and review.
After 30 days, your saved words will roll off your account. If you reach the limit of 1,000 words, you must delete words in order to add more.
Free accounts will be available soon!
Teacher Accounts
We're working on developing these accounts right now, so if you have suggestions for other features you'd like or if you want to help beta-test the account features when they're ready — please contact us!
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ProfessorWord accounts are coming soon!



