# Plainward

> Plainward (https://plainward.net) is a web language trainer for beginners built on classic public-domain books. Each course retells a story in simple sentences of the language being learned; in every sentence the learner picks the missing word from three options and gets a short explanation with examples in their own language, with audio.

The interface and explanations are in the learner's language (Russian, or Chinese for the Chinese-speaking course). The first 5 sentences of each course are free; after that the learner signs in (email or Google) and each new sentence costs 1 credit. There are no ads; visits are counted with Plausible Analytics without cookies.

## Courses

- [English for Russian speakers (A1–A2)](https://plainward.net/?story=lady-with-the-dog): English for Russian-speaking beginners, built on Chekhov's "The Lady with the Dog": pick the missing word in each simple English sentence, get the reason explained in Russian with examples, and listen to it. Book: Антон Чехов, "Дама с собачкой" (1899), public domain.
- [Swedish for Russian speakers (A1–A2)](https://plainward.net/?story=nils-holgersson): Swedish for Russian-speaking beginners, built on Selma Lagerlöf's "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils": simple Swedish sentences that follow the book, the missing word to pick, explanations in Russian, audio. Book: Selma Lagerlöf, "Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige" (1906), public domain.
- [Chinese for Russian speakers (HSK 1–3)](https://plainward.net/?story=kong-yiji): Chinese for Russian-speaking beginners, built on Lu Xun's "Kong Yiji": simple modern Chinese sentences with pinyin, the missing word to pick, explanations in Russian, audio. Book: 鲁迅 (Лу Синь), "孔乙己" (1919), public domain.
- [English for Chinese speakers (A1–A2)](https://plainward.net/?story=lady-with-the-dog-zh): English for Chinese-speaking beginners, built on Chekhov's "The Lady with the Dog": pick the missing word in each simple English sentence, with the reason and examples explained in Chinese, and audio. Book: 安东·契诃夫, "带小狗的女人" (1899), public domain.

## Machine-readable

- [catalog.json](https://plainward.net/catalog.json): every course with its languages (ISO 639-1), level, book, number of sentences and URL
- [sitemap.xml](https://plainward.net/sitemap.xml): all public pages
- Each html page carries schema.org JSON-LD (WebSite, Organization, WebApplication, Course)

## Optional

- [Privacy](https://plainward.net/privacy.html): what is stored and how to delete it
- Contact: admin@plainward.com