๐Ÿ“– Contextual Vocabulary Builder

Learn Words While You Read โ€” Never Break Your Flow

"The best time to learn a word is when you encounter it naturally in a real text."

Upload any book, select any word, instantly see meanings in English and 20+ native languages. Build your vocabulary basket, quiz yourself, and track your reading progress. All in one beautiful window.

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Languages
15+
Free Books
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Words to Learn
๐Ÿ“– LexiRead ยท Pride and Prejudice
โœ“ Page 42
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife..."
wife
A woman married to a man; a female spouse.
๐Ÿ“š Noun ๐Ÿ”ค /waษชf/
เคนเคฟเค‚เคฆเฅ€: เคชเคคเฅเคจเฅ€ เฐคเฑ†เฐฒเฑเฐ—เฑ: เฐญเฐพเฐฐเฑเฐฏ เฎคเฎฎเฎฟเฎดเฏ: เฎฎเฎฉเฏˆเฎตเฎฟ Espaรฑol: esposa
๐Ÿงบ Vocabulary Basket
โฑ Reading Timer
๐Ÿ“ Quiz Mode

โœจ Powerful Features

Everything you need to learn vocabulary in context โ€” without ever breaking your reading flow.

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Contextual Reading

Upload any book or paste text directly. Read on a beautiful canvas with page navigation, zoom controls, and two-column view mode for comfortable reading.

PDF/DOC/TXT Page Navigation Zoom Controls
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Word Selection Engine

Click any word to instantly see its meaning, grammar details, pronunciation, and translations in 20+ languages including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and more.

Click-to-Learn 20+ Languages Grammar Details
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Vocabulary Basket

Save interesting words to your personal basket. Review later, export as CSV/Excel/PDF, or test yourself with auto-generated quizzes from your saved words.

Word Collection Export CSV/Excel Quiz Generator
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Smart Auto-Select

AI-powered word detection identifies complex and rare vocabulary automatically. Filter by word length to focus on challenging words.

AI Detection Complex Words Length Filter
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Built-in Library

15+ free open-source books across 6 categories: Classical Novels, History & Philosophy, Science & Medical, BBC English, Poetry & Stories, Business & Economics.

15+ Free Books 6 Categories Instant Access
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Reading Analytics

Track reading time, words learned, quiz performance, and vocabulary growth. Monitor your progress with badges and achievement milestones.

Time Tracking Progress Badges Quiz Stats

๐Ÿ”„ How LexiRead Works

A seamless workflow that transforms reading into vocabulary building โ€” without ever breaking your flow.

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Upload Book
PDF, DOC, TXT or paste text
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Read & Select
Click any word to learn
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View Meaning
English + native translations
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Add to Basket
Build your word collection
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Quiz & Export
Test yourself, export lists

"LexiRead places the dictionary, translator, quiz engine, and word bank right beside your reading canvas โ€” so you never lose the flow of reading."

๐Ÿ“š Built-in Library

15+ free open-source books ready to read โ€” no downloads, no sign-ups. Just pick a category and start learning.

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Classical Novels

Timeless literature from Project Gutenberg

Pride & Prejudice Frankenstein Sherlock Holmes A Tale of Two Cities
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History & Philosophy

Wisdom from the ages

Meditations War and Peace The Art of War Benjamin Franklin
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Science & Medical

Learn while you explore science

Origin of Species Anatomy & Physiology Medical Texts
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BBC English

Improve English with BBC content

6-Minute English News Reports Features
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Poetry & Stories

Beautiful language and verse

Walt Whitman Yellow Wallpaper Short Stories
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Business & Economics

Professional vocabulary building

Wealth of Nations Economic Theory Business Texts

๐Ÿ“– How to Use LexiRead

Everything you need to know to start learning vocabulary in context.

Getting Started โ€” Step by Step

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Load content โ€” Upload a PDF, DOC, or TXT file using the Upload button. Or paste any text directly into the Paste Area. You can also pick a free book from the ๐Ÿ“š Library dropdown.
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Navigate pages โ€” Use the โ€น โ€บ arrows in the toolbar, the Prev/Next buttons at page bottom, or type a page number in the Page Jump box and press Enter.
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Select vocabulary words โ€” Click any word on the canvas to select it (highlighted in teal). Use โšก Auto-select to automatically find rare, advanced words.
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Start learning โ€” Once words are selected, press "Allow & Start Learning". Then click any word chip in the Selected Words panel to see its full definition, phonetics, audio, synonyms, and examples.
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Translate โ€” Choose your language from the Translate dropdown. The selected word will be instantly translated with bilingual definitions and examples.
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Mark & Save โ€” Click "Mark as Learned" to move words to your Learned Words bank. Add words to ๐Ÿงบ Basket for later export. Use ๐Ÿ’พ Save menu to save your session.
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Quiz yourself โ€” Click Quiz to test knowledge with MCQ and fill-in-the-blank questions auto-generated from your selected words.
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GRE/TOEFL words โ€” Click GRE/TOEFL to get curated advanced vocabulary by category: General, Medical, Legal, IT, Literary, Mechanical.
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Daily Quotations โ€” Click Quotations to open a rotating panel of complex English quotes with key vocabulary highlighted as clickable study words.
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Export โ€” Click ๐Ÿ–จ Print + CSV to print your full word list with translations and watermark, and simultaneously download a CSV file.

Complete Feature List

๐Ÿ“„ Document Support
PDF, DOC, TXT upload with full text extraction
๐Ÿ“‹ Paste Text
Paste articles, chapters, or paragraphs directly
๐Ÿ“š Free Book Library
15+ curated books from Gutenberg, OpenStax, BBC
๐Ÿ’ก Word Intelligence
Definition, phonetics, audio, examples, POS
๐ŸŒ Live Translation
Translate to 20+ languages with caching
โšก Smart Auto-Select
Auto-find rare, advanced vocabulary
๐Ÿงบ Basket System
Save words for later export as CSV/Excel/PDF
๐Ÿ“ Quiz Engine
Auto-generated MCQ and fill-in-the-blank
๐ŸŽ“ GRE/TOEFL Words
Curated advanced vocabulary across 6 categories
๐Ÿ’ฌ Quotations Panel
Complex quotes with clickable vocabulary
๐Ÿ’พ Save / AutoSave
JSON export, CSV, AutoSave to browser
๐Ÿ† Badge Progression
7-tier badge system from Seedling to Master
๐ŸŽจ 3 Themes
Dark, Light, and Parchment themes
๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ Print + Watermark
Professional printout with automatic CSV

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why do non-English languages show symbols on the canvas?

The reading canvas is designed for English input only. When you upload a Hindi, Telugu, or other script document, the PDF text extractor can sometimes fail to map Unicode glyphs correctly. Solution: For non-English documents, copy-paste the text directly into the Paste Area. This bypasses the PDF font issue.

Q: Is vocabulary selection like LLM tokenization?

It is similar in concept but fundamentally different in mechanism. LexiRead uses whitespace + punctuation tokenization โ€” it splits text at spaces and punctuation marks to extract complete, natural English words. This is closer to classical NLP word tokenization than LLM tokenization.

Q: Why do some "words" look merged or strange in Auto-select?

This happens when PDF text extraction does not insert spaces correctly between words. The fix applies a vowel-pattern check and length cap to reject such tokens. If you still see strange selections, use the manual filter (5+ or 6+ letters) and click Auto-select.

Current Rating & Feedback

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7.2 / 10

Solid Vocabulary Learning Tool

Single HTML file ยท No server ยท No login ยท Works offline after load

โœ… What's working well

  • Real-time dictionary
  • Live translation (20+ languages)
  • Auto-select vocabulary
  • PDF upload + text paste
  • Quiz engine
  • Export (CSV/XLS/PDF)
  • Badge progression
  • GRE/TOEFL bank
  • 3 themes
  • Resizable panels
  • Session timer
  • Watermark print

๐Ÿ”ง To improve (next versions)

  • Offline dictionary fallback
  • Non-English PDF rendering
  • Spaced repetition (SRS)
  • User-defined word notes
  • Audio for translations
  • Word frequency heatmap
  • Cloud sync (Google Drive)
  • AI-generated context sentences
  • Vocabulary flashcard mode
  • Reading speed tracker
  • Multi-document comparison
  • Mobile app version

About LexiRead

LexiRead is a contextual vocabulary builder designed to help students, professionals, and language learners acquire new words directly in the context of what they are reading โ€” novels, research papers, BBC transcripts, medical texts, legal documents, and more.

The philosophy: the best time to learn a word is when you encounter it naturally in a real text, not in an isolated word list. LexiRead places the dictionary, translator, quiz engine, and word bank right beside your reading canvas so you never lose the flow of reading.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€ Built by ProximaED

ProximaED focuses on technology-driven educational tools. LexiRead is a single-file HTML5 application โ€” no installation, no server, no login required. Open in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari.

๐Ÿ”’ Privacy

All your data (learned words, basket, session) stays in your browser's localStorage. Nothing is sent to any server. The only external calls are to the free Dictionary API and MyMemory Translation API for word lookups โ€” only the specific word you click is sent.

๐Ÿš€ Ready to Transform Your Reading?

Start reading and learning vocabulary in context โ€” no sign-up, no price tag. Just upload a book and let LexiRead guide your word learning journey.

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