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diff --git a/dict.go b/dict.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"golang.org/x/net/dict"
+	"log"
+)
+
+type definition struct {
+	Dictionary string `json:"dictionary"`
+	Word       string `json:"word"`
+	Definition string `json:"definition"`
+}
+type dictionary struct {
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	Desc string `json:"description"`
+}
+
+func getDictClient() (*dict.Client, error) {
+	client, err := dict.Dial("tcp", dictServer)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Unable to connect to dict server at %s", dictServer)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	log.Println("Connected to", dictServer)
+	return client, nil
+}
+
+func getDictionaries(*dict.Client) ([]dictionary, error) {
+	client, err := getDictClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Unable to connect to dict server at %s", dictServer)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	dictArr, err := client.Dicts()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var dicts []dictionary
+	for _, d := range dictArr {
+		dicts = append(dicts, dictionary{d.Name, d.Desc})
+	}
+	return dicts, nil
+}