diff --git a/src/lib/util/debounce.ts b/src/lib/util/debounce.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6afd95d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/util/debounce.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * Creates a debounced function that delays invoking the provided function
+ * until after 'wait' milliseconds have elapsed since the last time it was
+ * invoked.
+ *
+ * I could use _.debounce(), but bringing dependency on lodash didn't feel
+ * justified yet.
+ * 
+ * @param func The function to debounce
+ * @param wait The number of milliseconds to delay execution
+ * @returns A debounced version of the provided function
+ */
+function debounce<T extends (...args: any[]) => void>(
+  func: T,
+  wait: number
+): T & { cancel: () => void } {
+  let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+  const debounced = function(
+    this: ThisParameterType<T>, ...args: Parameters<T>
+  ): void {
+    const context = this;
+
+    const later = function() {
+      timeout = null;
+      func.apply(context, args);
+    };
+
+    if (timeout) {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+    }
+
+    timeout = setTimeout(later, wait);
+  };
+
+  debounced.cancel = function() {
+    if (timeout) {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+      timeout = null;
+    }
+  };
+
+  return debounced as T & { cancel: () => void };
+}
+
+export default debounce;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/+page.svelte
index bf465a94..a7ebecfc 100644
--- a/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/+page.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   import { page } from "$app/stores";
   import { SvelteMap } from "svelte/reactivity";
   import CharRecorder from "$lib/charrecorder/CharRecorder.svelte";
+  import debounce from "$lib/util/debounce";
   import { ReplayRecorder } from "$lib/charrecorder/core/recorder";
   import { shuffleInPlace } from "$lib/util/shuffle";
   import { fade, fly, slide } from "svelte/transition";
@@ -12,6 +13,34 @@
   import { browser } from "$app/environment";
   import { expoOut } from "svelte/easing";
   import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+  import { untrack } from "svelte";
+  import {
+    type PageParam,
+    SENTENCE_TRAINER_PAGE_PARAMS,
+  } from "./configuration";
+  import {
+    AVG_WORD_LENGTH,
+    MILLIS_IN_SECOND,
+    SECONDS_IN_MINUTE,
+  } from "./constants";
+  import { pickNextWord } from "./word-selector";
+
+  /**
+   * Resolves parameter from search URL or returns default
+   * @param param {@link PageParam} generic parameter that can be provided
+   * in search url
+   * @return Value of the parameter converted to its type or default value
+   * if parameter is not present in the URL.
+   */
+  function getParamOrDefault<T>(param: PageParam<T>): T {
+    if (browser) {
+      const value = $page.url.searchParams.get(param.key);
+      if (null !== value) {
+        return param.parse ? param.parse(value) : (value as unknown as T);
+      }
+    }
+    return param.default;
+  }
 
   function viaLocalStorage<T>(key: string, initial: T) {
     try {
@@ -21,6 +50,11 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // Delay to ensure cursor is visible after focus is set.
+  // it is a workaround for conflict between goto call on sentence update
+  // and cursor focus when next word is selected.
+  const CURSOR_FOCUS_DELAY_MS = 10;
+
   let masteryThresholds: [slow: number, fast: number, title: string][] = $state(
     viaLocalStorage("mastery-thresholds", [
       [1500, 1050, "Words"],
@@ -29,28 +63,36 @@
     ]),
   );
 
-  const avgWordLength = 5;
-
   function reset() {
     localStorage.removeItem("mastery-thresholds");
     localStorage.removeItem("idle-timeout");
     window.location.reload();
   }
 
-  let inputSentence = $derived(
-    (browser && $page.url.searchParams.get("sentence")) || "Hello World",
+  const inputSentence = $derived(
+    getParamOrDefault(SENTENCE_TRAINER_PAGE_PARAMS.sentence),
   );
-  let wpmTarget = $derived(
-    (browser && Number($page.url.searchParams.get("wpm"))) || 250,
+
+  const wpmTarget = $derived(
+    getParamOrDefault(SENTENCE_TRAINER_PAGE_PARAMS.wpm),
   );
-  let devTools = $derived(
-    browser && $page.url.searchParams.get("dev") === "true",
+
+  const devTools = $derived(
+    getParamOrDefault(SENTENCE_TRAINER_PAGE_PARAMS.showDevTools),
   );
-  let sentenceWords = $derived(inputSentence.split(" "));
-  let msPerChar = $derived((1 / ((wpmTarget / 60) * avgWordLength)) * 1000);
-  let totalMs = $derived(inputSentence.length * msPerChar);
+
+  let chordInputContainer: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+
+  let sentenceWords = $derived(inputSentence.trim().split(/\s+/));
+
+  let inputSentenceLength = $derived(inputSentence.length);
+  let msPerChar = $derived(
+    (1 / ((wpmTarget / SECONDS_IN_MINUTE) * AVG_WORD_LENGTH)) *
+      MILLIS_IN_SECOND,
+  );
+  let totalMs = $derived(inputSentenceLength * msPerChar);
   let msPerWord = $derived(
-    (inputSentence.length * msPerChar) / inputSentence.split(" ").length,
+    (inputSentenceLength * msPerChar) / sentenceWords.length,
   );
   let currentWord = $state("");
   let wordStats = new SvelteMap<string, number[]>();
@@ -90,7 +132,7 @@
   });
 
   let words = $derived.by(() => {
-    const words = inputSentence.trim().split(" ");
+    const words = sentenceWords;
     switch (level) {
       case 0: {
         shuffleInPlace(words);
@@ -160,18 +202,16 @@
   });
 
   function selectNextWord() {
-    const unmasteredWords = words
-      .map((it) => [it, wordMastery.get(it) ?? 0] as const)
-      .filter(([, it]) => it !== 1);
-    unmasteredWords.sort(([, a], [, b]) => a - b);
-    let nextWord = unmasteredWords[0]?.[0] ?? words[0] ?? "ERROR";
-    for (const [word] of unmasteredWords) {
-      if (word === currentWord || Math.random() > 0.5) continue;
-      nextWord = word;
-      break;
-    }
+    const nextWord = pickNextWord(
+      words,
+      wordMastery,
+      untrack(() => currentWord),
+    );
     currentWord = nextWord;
     recorder = new ReplayRecorder(nextWord);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      chordInputContainer?.focus();
+    }, CURSOR_FOCUS_DELAY_MS);
   }
 
   function checkInput() {
@@ -215,19 +255,38 @@
       idle = true;
     }, idleTime);
   }
+
+  function updateSentence(event: Event) {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+    params.set(
+      SENTENCE_TRAINER_PAGE_PARAMS.sentence.key,
+      (event.target as HTMLInputElement).value,
+    );
+    goto(`?${params.toString()}`);
+  }
+
+  const debouncedUpdateSentence = debounce(
+    updateSentence,
+    getParamOrDefault(SENTENCE_TRAINER_PAGE_PARAMS.textAreaDebounceInMillis),
+  );
+
+  function handleInputAreaKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (event.key === "Enter" && !event.shiftKey) {
+      event.preventDefault(); // Prevent new line.
+      debouncedUpdateSentence.cancel(); // Cancel any pending debounced update
+      updateSentence(event); // Update immediately
+    }
+  }
 </script>
 
 <div>
   <h1>Sentence Trainer</h1>
-  <input
-    type="text"
-    value={inputSentence}
-    onchange={(it) => {
-      const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-      params.set("sentence", (it.target as HTMLInputElement).value);
-      goto(`?${params.toString()}`);
-    }}
-  />
+  <textarea
+    rows="7"
+    cols="80"
+    oninput={debouncedUpdateSentence}
+    onkeydown={handleInputAreaKeyDown}>{untrack(() => inputSentence)}</textarea
+  >
 
   <div class="levels">
     {#each masteryThresholds as [, , title], i}
@@ -371,6 +430,7 @@
   <ChordHud {chords} />
   <div class="container">
     <div
+      bind:this={chordInputContainer}
       class="input-section"
       onkeydown={onkey}
       onkeyup={onkey}
@@ -398,24 +458,24 @@
           <td
             ><span style:color="var(--md-sys-color-tertiary)"
               >{Math.round(totalMs)}</span
-            >ms</td
-          >
+            >ms
+          </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <th>Char</th>
           <td
             ><span style:color="var(--md-sys-color-tertiary)"
               >{Math.round(msPerChar)}</span
-            >ms</td
-          >
+            >ms
+          </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <th>Word</th>
           <td
             ><span style:color="var(--md-sys-color-tertiary)"
               >{Math.round(msPerWord)}</span
-            >ms</td
-          >
+            >ms
+          </td>
         </tr>
       </tbody>
     </table>
@@ -440,8 +500,9 @@
             <td
               style:color="var(--md-sys-color-{mastery === 1
                 ? 'primary'
-                : 'tertiary'})">{Math.round(mastery * 100)}%</td
-            >
+                : 'tertiary'})"
+              >{Math.round(mastery * 100)}%
+            </td>
             {#each stats as stat}
               <td>{stat}</td>
             {/each}
@@ -560,6 +621,7 @@
       opacity: 0;
     }
   }
+
   .input {
     display: flex;
     grid-row: 1;
@@ -577,6 +639,7 @@
 
   .input-section:focus-within {
     outline: none;
+
     .input {
       outline-color: var(--md-sys-color-primary);
       border-radius: 1rem;
@@ -586,11 +649,4 @@
       opacity: 1;
     }
   }
-
-  input[type="text"] {
-    background: none;
-    color: inherit;
-    font: inherit;
-    border: none;
-  }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/configuration.ts b/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/configuration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c999ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/configuration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+export interface PageParam<T> {
+  key: string;
+  default: T;
+  parse?: (value: string) => T;
+}
+
+export const SENTENCE_TRAINER_PAGE_PARAMS: {
+  sentence: PageParam<string>;
+  wpm: PageParam<number>;
+  showDevTools: PageParam<boolean>;
+  textAreaDebounceInMillis: PageParam<number>;
+} = {
+  sentence: { key: "sentence", default: "This text has been typed at the speed of thought" },
+  wpm: {
+    key: "wpm",
+    default: 250,
+    parse: (value) => Number(value),
+  },
+  showDevTools: {
+    key: "dev",
+    default: false,
+    parse: (value) => value === "true",
+  },
+  textAreaDebounceInMillis: {
+    key: "debounceMillis",
+    default: 5000,
+    parse: (value) => Number(value),
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/constants.ts b/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..faf41187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Domain constants
+export const AVG_WORD_LENGTH = 5;
+export const SECONDS_IN_MINUTE = 60;
+export const MILLIS_IN_SECOND = 1000;
+
+// Error messages.
+export const TOO_SHORT_SENTENCE_FOR_NGRAMS_MESSAGE =
+  "The sentence is too short to make N-Grams, please enter longer sentence";
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/word-selector.spec.ts b/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/word-selector.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e46a9f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/word-selector.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { describe, it, beforeEach, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { pickNextWord } from "./word-selector";
+import { untrack } from "svelte";
+import { SvelteMap } from "svelte/reactivity";
+import { TOO_SHORT_SENTENCE_FOR_NGRAMS_MESSAGE } from "./constants";
+
+// Mock untrack so it simply executes the callback, allowing us to spy on its usage.
+vi.mock("svelte", () => ({
+  untrack: vi.fn((fn: any) => fn()),
+}));
+
+describe("pickNextWord", () => {
+  let words: string[];
+  let wordMastery: SvelteMap<string, number>;
+  let currentWord: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+
+    // Set up sample words and mastery values.
+    words = ["alpha", "beta", "gamma"];
+    wordMastery = new SvelteMap<string, number>();
+    // For this test, assume none of the words are mastered.
+    words.forEach((word) => wordMastery.set(word, 0));
+    currentWord = "alpha";
+  });
+
+  it("should return a word different from current", () => {
+    // Force Math.random() to return a predictable value.
+    vi.spyOn(Math, "random").mockReturnValueOnce(0.3);
+
+    const nextWord = pickNextWord(words, wordMastery, currentWord);
+
+    // Since currentWord ("alpha") should be skipped, we expect next word.
+    expect(nextWord).toBe("beta");
+  });
+
+  it("should randomly skip words", () => {
+    // Force Math.random() to return a predictable value.
+    vi.spyOn(Math, "random").mockReturnValueOnce(0.6).mockReturnValueOnce(0.3);
+
+    const nextWord = pickNextWord(words, wordMastery, currentWord);
+
+    // Since currentWord ("alpha") should be skipped as current
+    // and "beta" should be randomly skipped we expect "gamma".
+    expect(nextWord).toBe("gamma");
+  });
+
+  it("should return current word if all other words were randomly skipped", () => {
+    // Force Math.random() to return a predictable value.
+    vi.spyOn(Math, "random").mockReturnValueOnce(0.6).mockReturnValueOnce(0.6);
+
+    const nextWord = pickNextWord(words, wordMastery, currentWord);
+
+    // Since all other words have been randomly skipped, we expect
+    // current word to be returned.
+    expect(nextWord).toBe("alpha");
+  });
+
+  it("current word should be passed untracked", () => {
+    pickNextWord(words, wordMastery, currentWord);
+    expect(untrack).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+  });
+
+  it("should return TOO_SHORT_SENTENCE_FOR_NGRAMS_MESSAGE if the words array is empty", () => {
+    const result = pickNextWord([], wordMastery, currentWord);
+    expect(result).toBe(TOO_SHORT_SENTENCE_FOR_NGRAMS_MESSAGE);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/word-selector.ts b/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/word-selector.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21603af7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/(app)/learn/sentence/word-selector.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { TOO_SHORT_SENTENCE_FOR_NGRAMS_MESSAGE } from "./constants";
+import { SvelteMap } from "svelte/reactivity";
+
+export function pickNextWord(
+  words: string[],
+  wordMastery: SvelteMap<string, number>,
+  untrackedCurrentWord: string,
+) {
+  const unmasteredWords = words
+    .map((it) => [it, wordMastery.get(it) ?? 0] as const)
+    .filter(([, it]) => it !== 1);
+  unmasteredWords.sort(([, a], [, b]) => a - b);
+  let nextWord =
+    unmasteredWords[0]?.[0] ??
+    words[0] ??
+    TOO_SHORT_SENTENCE_FOR_NGRAMS_MESSAGE;
+  // This is important to break infinite loop created by
+  // reading and writing `currentWord` inside $effect rune
+  for (const [word] of unmasteredWords) {
+    if (word === untrackedCurrentWord || Math.random() > 0.5) continue;
+    nextWord = word;
+    break;
+  }
+  return nextWord;
+}