Read long articles and papers
Before translating a long article, WordLinea reads all of it for its subject, terms and tone, so the translation stays consistent from start to finish. An arXiv paper opens as a full side-by-side translation. As you read, the words you are learning can show their meaning in that sentence above them, so you don’t stop to open them.
How to use it
- Open the article, click WordLinea in the toolbar, choose “Translate” and translate the main text only.
- The paragraphs in view are translated first; the rest are translated as you scroll.
- On an arXiv abstract page, click “Bilingual” to open the full paper side by side.
- To understand one paragraph, select it: it is translated for reading and not added to your library.
- Turn on “Show meanings above words you’re learning” in the extension settings.
How do terms stay consistent?
With WordLinea’s translation service, page translation starts with article context: it reads the whole page for its subject, terms and tone, and the page’s translation and lookups follow it, so a term reads the same in the first paragraph and the last.
Can I look up words in a paper?
Yes. Words in the side-by-side page work as on any page: select one to look it up and save it with its sentence and source.
What happens when my usage runs out?
Passages and pages switch to machine translation, which goes sentence by sentence without reading the whole page, and article context pauses until the next week; looking up words carries on.
Can I read on iPhone and iPad?
Yes. Install the WordLinea app and turn on its extension in Safari settings; page translation and lookups both work.
How is review scheduled?
WordLinea schedules review with FSRS+, and every review is a question: first you pick what the word means in its sentence, then, as it settles, you fill it into the gap in the sentence, and later you spell it from its sound. Whether you answer right or wrong decides when it comes back; there is no grading yourself.
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