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Make unfamiliar email words easier to understand

Get a quick definition when a new email uses a word you do not recognize, so you can keep reading without breaking your flow.

Trigger

New Email Received

Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox

Action

Get Word Definition V2

Tool to retrieve definitions, phonetics, origin, and meanings of a given word using freedictionaryapi v2. use when you need comprehensive lexical data for a specific word.

Why this helps

Stopping to search for a word can interrupt reading and make it harder to return to the email at hand.

  • Reduce context switching while reading email
  • See a word's definition and available phonetics
  • Keep the original email as the context for the lookup

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Agent Mail and Dictionary API once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
  • 3Describe in one instruction how to find an unfamiliar word in a new email and return its definition and available pronunciation details.
  • 4Pick Agent Mail's New Email Received trigger, choose a report channel, and test with one real email containing a word you want explained.

Questions about this workflow

What starts this automation?

It runs when Agent Mail receives a new email in an inbox.

What information can Dictionary API return?

The selected Dictionary API action retrieves definitions, phonetics, origin, and meanings for a given word. Which details are available depends on the word's returned data.

Can it explain an entire email?

This workflow looks up a word and uses the returned lexical data to explain it. It does not promise a full email summary.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Agent mail to Dictionary api. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Agent mail triggers

Dictionary api actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Get Word Definition V2

Tool to retrieve definitions, phonetics, origin, and meanings of a given word using freedictionaryapi v2. use when you need comprehensive lexical data for a specific word.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

New Email Received

Trigger for new emails in an AgentMail inbox

TriggerPolling

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Agent mail and Dictionary api, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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