Last month I shared 1828Dictionary.com here and you gave me incredible feedback. 118 upvotes, 13K views, and comments that directly shaped what I built next.
One of you said you teach early US history and would "definitely be linking this." Another asked for downloadable data. Someone pointed out usability issues with the annotated Constitution. A linguistics scholar pushed back on my etymology claims (fairly).
I listened. Here's what shipped in April — 17 features in 30 days:
The KJV Bible — fully annotated
I added the entire King James Bible to the site. All 1,189 chapters. Every word is annotated with its 1828 definition on hover — the same way the Constitution works.
But it goes deeper:
- Red letter words of Christ are marked
- Every word is linked to its Strong's Hebrew or Greek entry — 14,000 concordance pages
- 344,000 cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, verse by verse
- A reader mode toggle: Both · 1828 · Strong's · Read
Try Romans 8: 1828dictionary.com/bible/romans/8/
New browse surfaces
- Browse by word origin (Latin, Greek, French, Anglo-Saxon, Hebrew)
- Browse by Scripture reference — find every word Webster defined using a Bible verse
- Cross-references between definitions — words that reference each other
- Top 100 and Top 10% words by various metrics
- Domain and archaic word flags
- Range slider filters for search
Word pages got richer
- "About this word" statistical charts on every definition
- KJV verse previews showing the word in Scripture context
- Recommended physical editions (for those of you who want the real book)
Founding documents
- Annotated Constitution (improved based on your feedback)
- More documents coming
Tools
- Browser search integration — visit the site once in Chrome, then type "1828dictionary.com" + Tab to search directly from your address bar
200th Anniversary Countdown
April 14, 2028 is the bicentennial of Webster's dictionary. The countdown is live.
Everything is still free. No signup. No ads. I'm one developer building this.
What should I build next? I'm seriously asking — your feedback last time was better than any product roadmap I could have written.