Look up English words from Merriam Learner's Dictionary

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• #42SmartBlock zz_Merriam
  

  • <%NOBLOCKOUTPUT%><%JAVASCRIPTASYNC:
    ```javascript
    // Default to the page title
    var wordToLookUp = encodeURIComponent(prompt('Enter word to lookup.',document.title));
    // Get your API from https://dictionaryapi.com/register/index
    var apiKey = 'Your API'
    
    var url = "https://dictionaryapi.com/api/v3/references/learners/json/" + wordToLookUp + "/?key="+apiKey;
    var dicUrl = "https://learnersdictionary.com/definition/" + wordToLookUp
    var audio = "https://media.merriam-webster.com/audio/prons/en/us/mp3/"
    var responseText = $.ajax({url:url, type:"GET", async:false,}).responseText; 
    var data = JSON.parse(responseText);
    
    for(idx in data) {
      var shortDef = data[idx].meta["app-shortdef"]
      var ipa = "na"
      if (data[idx].hwi["prs"] != undefined){
      	var prs = data[idx].hwi["prs"]
        ipa = prs[0].ipa
    
        if (prs[0].sound != undefined){
          var sound = prs[0].sound["audio"]
          var file = sound + ".mp3"
          var subDir = sound[0] + "/"
          var audioPath = audio + subDir + file
          var embed = "{{audio: " + audioPath + "}}"
        }
      }
      // Print the speech of word along with ipa pronunciation
      await roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.outputAdditionalBlock(
        shortDef["fl"] + " | / " + ipa + " / "
      );
    
      // Print URL of Merriam Learner's dictionary
      await roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.outputAdditionalBlock(dicUrl);
    
      // Definition of the word
      await roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.outputAdditionalBlock(shortDef["def"]);
    
      // Embed audio for the word
      if (prs[0].sound != undefined){
        await roam42.smartBlocks.activeWorkflow.outputAdditionalBlock(embed);
      }
    
      // Fetch only the first record	
      break;
    }
    return '';```
    %>
    

📋 Describe the SmartBlock

Look up English words from Merriam Learner's dictionary. Page title is the default word to look up .
It extracts 5 information from the dictionary.

1. Speech of word
2. IPA Pronunciation
3. URL to dictionary
4. Definition
5. Audio Pronunciation

✅ Describe any prerequisites or dependencies that are required for this SmartBlock

API Key from Merriam Dictionary is required and the same can be obtained from https://dictionaryapi.com/register/index. There are multiple API Keys and this code works for "Learners Dictionary".

📷 Screenshot of your #42SmartBlock workflow/template from Roam

💡 Additional Info

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Updated the code to accommodate the changes made in Roam42 (2020-12-19b,Grogu).