Pride and Prejudice · Jane Austen, 1813
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families…
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Passage is a reader for people learning a language. Open a real book, and when a sentence loses you, tap it. You get a natural translation, the grammar in a few plain lines and the key words, explained in the language you already speak.
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Free to start · iOS 26 or later
- 450+ public-domain books
- 6 languages to read
- 7 languages for explanations
Insight
- Translation
- È una verità universalmente riconosciuta che uno scapolo in possesso di un buon patrimonio debba essere in cerca di moglie.
- Grammar
- Qui must non esprime un obbligo ma una deduzione: «di sicuro». In want of è una forma antica di needing. L'ironia: sono le famiglie delle ragazze ad «aver bisogno» dello scapolo.
- Key words
- acknowledged · riconosciuto
- fortune · patrimonio
- in want of · in cerca di
A live sample. In the app, this works on every sentence of every book.
How it works
Pick a book. Tap what you don't get. Keep the words.
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01Choose a book at your level
Browse by language, genre and level. Every book is marked beginner, intermediate or advanced, so you start with one you can finish.
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02Read, and tap any sentence
A quiet reader with page turns and adjustable text. When a line stops you, one tap explains it. Save a word and it keeps the sentence and the book you found it in.
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03Review between chapters
The words you saved come back in short games. Spaced review decides what's due, and a daily goal and a streak keep the habit going.
The library
A library, not a textbook.
Novels, stories and fairy tales that people still read for pleasure. All are in the public domain, all in the original language, and new ones arrive every week.
Pride and PrejudiceAusten
Don QuijoteCervantes
Les MisérablesHugo
PinocchioCollodi
Max HavelaarMultatuli
DraculaStoker
La RegentaClarín
Madame BovaryFlaubert
I promessi sposiManzoni
KaşağıÖmer Seyfettin
Jane EyreBrontë
Lazarillo de TormesAnónimo
Monte-CristoDumas
Eline VereCouperus
CuoreDe Amicis
GerminalZola
Read in
- English
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- Italiano
- Nederlands
- Türkçe
Get explanations in
- English
- Español
- Français
- Deutsch
- Italiano
- Türkçe
- Português
At your level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Practice
Eight games, made from your own words.
No generic word lists. Every card comes from a sentence you read, so you remember where the word lives.
- FlashcardsFlip and recall
- Context RecallFill the gap in the original line
- ListeningHear it, pick it
- Match BlitzPair words against the clock
- Reverse TranslationFrom your language back to the book's
- Spelling BeeType it out
- Word SprintA fast round to warm up
- Boss ReviewEverything that's due, in one go
More in Passage
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Read Aloud
A natural voice reads any sentence. It runs on your device, so it works offline too.
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iPhone, iPad and Mac
A calm reader on every screen, with a two-page spread on iPad and iPhone Duo.
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A habit that sticks
Set a daily reading goal. A streak and a home-screen widget bring you back tomorrow.
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Words keep their sentence
Each saved word remembers the line and the book it came from, so review feels like rereading.
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Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when a book has you hooked.
Free
$0
Enough to see how it feels.
- Start any book in the library
- Try sentence explanations and Read Aloud
- Save words and play your first games
Passage Pro
$24.99/year
Starts with a 7-day free trial. Or $2.99 a month.
- Every book, read to the last page
- Unlimited sentence explanations
- Unlimited saved words
- All eight practice games
US prices. The App Store shows the price for your country. Payment goes through your Apple Account, and you can cancel any time in Settings.
Questions
Good to know.
Anything else? Write to passage@patara.tech.
Which languages can I read in?
English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Turkish. Explanations come in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Turkish or Portuguese, so you can, say, read Dickens with notes in Italian.
What level do I need?
Passage suits readers who know the basics and would rather read than drill. Each book is marked beginner, intermediate or advanced. Start one level below where you think you are, and tap freely.
Where do the books come from?
Every book is a public-domain classic, set for comfortable reading on a small screen. We add new titles every week and check each one's copyright status before it goes in.
How are the explanations made?
When you tap a sentence, Passage writes a translation, a short grammar note and the key words for that exact line, in the language you chose. They're there to help you understand, so treat them as a guide rather than a dictionary.
Is Passage free?
It's free to download and free to start. Passage Pro unlocks every book, unlimited explanations, unlimited saved words and all practice games. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone and iPad with iOS 26 or later, and Macs with Apple silicon. There's no Android version yet.