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Reader

Paste text, read it, and save words with the context they came from.

What the Reader is for

The Reader is where you work with real target-language text — a book chapter, article, transcript, or any passage you want to study. You save the text as a Passage, read it in place, and save Words with an excerpt attached. That excerpt shows up later on flashcard backs and helps AI generate better cloze sentences.

Open Reader from the sidebar (under Add).

Save a Passage

  1. Open Reader.
  2. Paste your text into the Text field. Add an optional Title — if you leave it blank, LanguageDen uses the first line.
  3. Click Save Passage.

Your Passage opens for reading. Past Passages appear in the history table on the Reader home screen, with counts for saved words and any linked Source.

Save words from text

  1. Select a phrase or sentence in the Passage. An Add chip appears — click it.
  2. The selection moves to the side panel as an Excerpt. Sub-select the surface form you want to save as the word.
  3. Optionally check Also generate flashcards to accept the word and queue AI generation in one step.
  4. Click Save.

By default, saved words go to Word Triage. With Also generate flashcards checked, the word is accepted immediately and flashcard generation starts in the background.

If you leave the translation blank, LanguageDen can fill it in with AI after save.

File a Passage under a Source

You can link a Passage to a Source Section so words saved from it stay organised with the rest of that material. LanguageDen may suggest a section based on the page URL — you can accept the suggestion or dismiss it. Sources are never auto-created from a URL.

Use Add to Source… from the Passage menu to choose an existing Source and Section, or create new ones.

While you read

  • A− / A+ — adjust font size
  • Rename — change the Passage title
  • Edit text — available until you save your first word from the Passage; after that the body is locked to keep excerpts accurate
  • Scroll position is remembered between visits

Reader vs Notebook

Use the Reader when you have a specific text to work through — you get structured excerpts and Passage context. Use Notebook for quick, freeform captures when you do not have a document open.