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We hadden kunnen gaan lopen, maar het was een warme avond en het restaurant was niet ver.

Het Diner - Herman Koch
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You reach for the meaning. The pause is where the learning happens.

No crutches. No instant answers. You work for the meaning - that's the point.

Why it works

Active recall over passive lookup

Retrieving meaning before seeing the answer doubles long-term retention. Roediger & Karpicke, 2006

L2 first, translation last

Monolingual definitions build deeper word knowledge.  Instant translations aid short-term comprehension but hinder lasting retention. Knight, 1994; Laufer & Hadar, 1997

Progressive disclosure

Revealing information in stages reduces cognitive overload and improves learning efficiency. Sweller, 1988

Deep context through etymology

Understanding word origins and cultural roots builds richer mental models and better recall. Schmitt & Zimmerman, 2022

Import articles, documents, or books. Click words you don't know. Linea remembers what you've learned so you can focus on what you haven't. Free to start. Import your first pages and experiment. Built for desktop browsers; mobile is on the roadmap.

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