Vocabulary from your reading

Learn vocabulary from the articles you already read.

You open an article because the subject interests you. An unfamiliar word should be a small pause, not the start of a separate study session. Start with a text you actually want to finish.

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Choose the reading first. Let your vocabulary collection follow it.

One word. Two websites. Another chance to recall.

An English-learning example with a German meaning. These sentences were written for this explanation.

1. An article about urban gardens

The garden is part of a sustainable plan for the neighbourhood.

You select “sustainable” and request a translation.

Meaning in this example: nachhaltig

The word is stored in your vocabulary collection.

2. Later: a different article about housing

The team is looking for sustainable ways to build homes.

Saved word, due for review

If the saved word appears on an eligible page and is due, you can open a short review.

What meaning comes to mind? Open the explanation

Here “sustainable” again means “nachhaltig”. A due review in Stickly asks you to enter an answer. This explanation does not record a review result.

Schematic explanation, not a product screenshot. Re-encounters depend on your reading. Highlights and inline practice have separate controls.

Pick a page you can keep reading

Try the opening paragraph before committing to a long article. Can you explain what it is about without translating every line? If not, choose a shorter piece, a familiar topic, or a learner-oriented source.

News, a hobby blog, and a practical guide can all be useful. The test is whether the text gives you a reason to continue. You do not need to turn every browsing session into language practice.

Look up what changes your understanding

Read a sentence once before selecting a word. Look up a word that blocks the meaning or that you want to use yourself. If the meaning is clear enough, keep reading and come back later.

Keep the sentence with the word when possible. A translation alone can hide which meaning the writer intended. Check the whole sentence again after the lookup.

Give saved words somewhere to return

Stickly translates selected text and stores vocabulary from that flow. Saved words can be highlighted when they appear on later eligible pages. When a word is due, a short inline review can ask you to recall its translation.

A later encounter depends on what you read. For words that do not appear again, open the word hub and use flashcards or export. Translation, highlighting, and inline practice have separate controls, including tab and website controls.

A small routine for your next article

  1. Choose one article and read the opening paragraph.
  2. Translate a few useful words, then reread their sentences.
  3. Finish a section before looking through your saved vocabulary.
  4. Remove irrelevant words and review the ones you want to keep.

Questions about this workflow

Does this work if I am a beginner?

Start with short texts written for learners or a subject you already know. Lookup can help with a word, but it cannot make every difficult article a suitable starting point.

Do I have to leave the original website?

Stickly’s browser reading flow works on the original page. Supported readable content and browser permissions still matter; it is not a promise that every website or document works.

Try it with an article you want to read.

Translate one useful word, find it in your collection, and keep reading.

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