Reading & study

Study notes (annotations)

Study notes explain the passages that matter: difficult language, historical context, references and interpretation, right where you're reading.

Opening a study note

Sentences with a study note have a blue * beside them. Tap the * to open the note panel (on a computer you can also hover over the sentence for a quick look). It shows the name of the annotation set, any source reference, and the note itself. If several of your chosen sets have notes for the same sentence, you'll see them together. Opening the panel this way also bookmarks the sentence, so you can write your own note beside them or choose Make it mine. See Writing notes.

* Study note

A note from Austi Classics or a public-domain edition.

●* Note + bookmark

You've also bookmarked this sentence. Your own note appears first, under My note.

Annotation sets

Notes come in sets, each from one source:

Austi Classics

Notes prepared by Austi Classics for close reading and study.

Public-domain editions

Notes from historical editors and editions.

Your own sets

Sets you or your teacher have uploaded.

Choosing which notes appear

Tap the text to show the reader controls.
Open Annotations (n). The number shows how many sets are switched on for this text.
Tick the sets you want. Untick the rest for a cleaner page.

Your choice is remembered for each text. Comparing two editors on a hard passage can be revealing. For a first read, one set is usually plenty.

Ways to use study notes

Check unfamiliar or historical words as you meet them.
Compare how different editors read the same passage.
Bring literary, historical and cultural context into close reading.
Have a class read with the same set switched on.