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What is a Byki list?
A Byki list is a collection of learnable information, usually a set of words or phrases in a foreign language, expressed on flash cards. Byki lists may include sound or images for each card and may be viewed on Byki.com, or downloaded for use in free or Deluxe versions of the Byki software for PCs and Macs. New Feature! Lists can also be downloaded onto an iPhone or iPhone Touch with Byki for iPhone Apps.
What is a tag?
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A tag is a keyword or category grouping that describes a Byki list and can be used to find lists that have something in common. You can assign multiple tags to each list. To assign multiple tags at the same time, enter the tags separated by a single space, then click "Add Tags".
Do not enclose tags in quotation marks. Tags can use letters, numbers, and some special characters, such as hyphens, underscores, and periods. Tags cannot use the following special characters:
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Why do I see cards repeated?
Byki uses an intelligent method to present information in the best possible order to help you learn. You will see items you have trouble with more often than those you master quickly. When you get a card wrong, you will see it again immediately.
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Why can't I see card text in some languages?
Some languages require certain fonts be installed to display characters. If you cannot see the characters in a list, you may download and install it with Byki on your desktop to set the font for your system. Or, you may install the fonts yourself in your control panel. Once the font is installed, lists in that language should display properly on Byki.com.
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Just type the base letter and then press Ctrl-UpArrow. Keep pressing Ctrl-UpArrow until the accent you want has appeared. For more help, press the question mark button on Byki.
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How do I make a list?
How do I make a list?
The Byki Deluxe software enables you to make lists and share them with friends or post them for the public to use for free on Byki List Central. Byki.com users can purchase Byki Deluxe for 20% off the normal price by visiting our purchase page.
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How do I increase my score?
Each correct answer increases your score, while each incorrect answer reduces it. The size of score movements will depend upon your previous progress in all of the learning modes. You will see the score for each card displayed on the card itself and in the View List tab. The scoring area to the right of the card will track your progress and display how many cards you have raised to each scoring level.
How can I save my scores?
How can I save my scores?
Unfortunately, your scores for a certain list are not maintained between sessions. This is one of many great reasons to purchase Byki Deluxe. With Byki Deluxe, you may download any list in Byki List Central, use it as often as you like, and track and save your scores for all your lists.
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Other Lesson: Much Ado About Nothing Vocab 1
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English |
English |
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1564-1616. An English playwright, poet, and actor whose plays include historical works, comedies, and tragedies. |
William Shakespeare |
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| 2 |
A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme emotional sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, a moral weakness, or an inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. The genre made up of such works. |
Tragedy |
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A dramatic work or film that is humorous or satirical and that usually has a happy ending. |
Comedy |
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A group of twelve men who acted together for years, each man had a role he would commonly play, like leading man, comedian, or King. |
Acting Company |
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A theater just ouside of London, England built in 1599; especially famous because the plays of William Shakespeare were written and performed there. |
The Globe Theatre |
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| 6 |
Dramatic literature or its performance. |
Theatre |
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One of an ancient Celtic order of minstrel poets who composed and recited verses celebrating heroic exploits; a poet, especially a lyrical poet |
Bard |
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| 8 |
One who writes plays; a dramatist |
Playwright |
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| 9 |
The wife of William Shakespeare. She married the playwright in 1582. |
Anne Hathaway |
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| 10 |
a rebirth or revival; the humanistic revival of classical art, literaure, and learning that originaed in Italy in the 14th centure; the period of this revival, roughly the 14th through the 16th century, marking the transition from medieval to modern times. |
Renaissance |
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a specator in the cheap standing-room section of an Elizabethan theater. |
Groundlings |
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| 12 |
ceremonial meal |
Banquet |
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| 13 |
expressing or feeling love |
Amorous |
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feeling or causing pensive sadness |
Melancholy |
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| 15 |
forged, false |
Counterfeit |
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| 16 |
good at judging people or situations, crafty |
Shrewd |
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| 17 |
intense scorn |
Disdain |
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laughter |
Mirth |
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personality, behavioral tendency |
Disposition |
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saying something false and damaging |
Slander |
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the act of being disturbed or troubled |
Perturbation |
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