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Phrasal Quest

Language through story, not lists. Students pick up phrasal verbs by reading them in context — the way real acquisition actually happens.

Phrasal Quest generates a branching interactive story where every story choice uses a phrasal verb. Students navigate through narrative nodes, encountering verbs in rich context and immediately experiencing the consequence of each choice.

Phrasal Quest runs in three distinct modes, all built on the principle that phrasal verbs are best acquired in context, not as dictionary lists. Classic Quest is the original branching narrative where every story choice uses a phrasal verb and students see the consequence of the meaning they picked. Verb Swap — the newest mode — presents a cohesive story one segment at a time: a verb is highlighted and students must swap it for the correct phrasal equivalent, or in Reverse mode, identify what a highlighted phrasal verb means in plain English. Binary Quest strips each moment to a choice between two contrasting phrasal verbs, sharpening register and connotation awareness.

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Choose Your Mode
Quest Settings

Overrides the category above.

Verb Swap Options

Reverse Mode

Show the phrasal verb — students pick the simple verb meaning.

Custom Verb Root

Enter any root verb instead of choosing from the list.