def get_vocab_response(vocab_entry):
    """
    Converts a VocabEntry object representation of a vocabulary item
    to a JSON response.

    Parameters
    ----------
    vocab_entry : VocabEntry

    Returns
    -------
    json
        A JSON representation of a vocabulary item
    """
    response = {}
    response["vocab_text"] = vocab_entry.vocab_text
    response["title"] = vocab_entry.resource.title
    response["author"] = vocab_entry.resource.author
    response["page"] = vocab_entry.resource.page_number
    return response