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- Pick-Up-Words
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- Pick-Up-Words is a vocabulary building game in which the player
- links clusters of synonyms. Such clustering is not only an effective
- mnemonic device but also expands the player's working vocabulary by
- teaching each word's diverse meanings.
- To play Pick-up Words, match words jumbled in the center of the
- screen with the keywords that appear in the upper left-hand corner.
- To attempt a match, use either the arrow keys or the mouse to
- move the cursor over the word that you believe is a synonym for the key
- word and either click the mouse or press enter. Your match will be
- successful if the selected word is a synonym for the keyword and if
- the selected word is on the top of the jumble. Your score will increase
- or decrease by one point. You can cycle through the keywords by pressing
- the space bar.
- The jumble of words has three layers; ordered from top to bottom,
- they are colored green, red, and blue. A word can only
- successfully be selected if it is completely uncovered by higher
- level words. For instance, a blue-level word cannot be selected
- if it is crossed by either a red or green level word.
- Each word in the jumble matches only one of the keywords.
- So, even though other words might in some way relate to the
- keyword, you are looking for the best match. Word clusters are
- based on Roget's II The New Thesaurus (c.1980).
- Pick-Up-Words is a shareware program. If you would like to
- continue playing it, send $15.00 to the following address:
- Jon Walther
- Pick-Up-Words
- 409 King Richard
- Modesto, CA 95350
- In return you will receive additional word lists so that you can
- play more advanced levels of the game.
- Note: Please feel free to distribute this trial copy of
- Pick-Up-Words.
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