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Language Learners: Annotate Textbooks and Readers in a Personal PDF Library

Collections per language, topics per skill, vocabulary highlights, and AI explanations grounded in your textbook pages — Shelf for language study beyond flashcard apps.

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One collection per language

Spanish, French, Japanese — separate collections. Topics for Grammar, Reading, Listening transcripts, and Exam prep.

Upload textbook chapters and graded readers as individual pages.

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Vocabulary highlights

Mark unknown words in one color and idioms in another. Ask Study AI: Explain this highlighted phrase in simpler language using nearby context from the page.

Keep a running vocab doc page per topic for weekly review.

fundamental-rights.pdf

Article 14 — equality before law

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Grammar reference beside practice

Split view: grammar PDF and exercise worksheet. Or grammar and a graded reader where the structure appears in the wild.

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Listening transcripts

Upload transcript PDFs for podcasts or course audio you store elsewhere. Highlight while replaying audio outside Shelf.

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Planner for immersion blocks

Daily 20-minute reading tasks linked to the current reader page beat vague study later goals.

fundamental-rights.pdf

Article 14 — equality before law

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AI caveats for languages

Verify conjugations and tones against trusted references. Use Study AI for intuition and paraphrase, not as sole authority.

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Travel and offline

Cache readers before flights with PWA offline reopen for previously opened PDFs.

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Pair with SRS apps

Export mentally: turn Shelf highlights into Anki cards. Shelf holds the source context; SRS holds the drill.

fundamental-rights.pdf

Article 14 — equality before law

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