If you have a T value, in the range of [0.0-1.0] you can convert that to a local T value for each part of that curve.
var rangePerItem = 1.0 / items.length;
var t = 0.73;
for(var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
// determine which piece of the line this item falls into
var a = i * rangePerItem;
var b = (i + 1) * rangePerItem;
// normalize the value so that 0.51 on the third one becomes 1.0 for the first and second, and 0.2 for the third, and 0 for the 4th
var localT = (t - a) / (b - a);
localT = clamp(localT, 0, 1);
item.update(localT);
}