JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by David Thomas

HTML

<span class="fillmeout">This is a test of the <span>NOUN</span> Broadcast System.</span>
<ol id="output">
    <li></li>
    <li></li>
</ol>

JavaScript

$('.fillmeout span').each(
    function(){
        var prefix = this.previousSibling.nodeValue,
            suffix = this.nextSibling.nodeValue,
            output = $('#output');
            output.find('li:first').text(prefix);
            output.find('li:eq(1)').text(suffix);
    });