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a literary work written to be acted or read in front of an audience, giving the names of characters and the words they speak, descriptions of setting and props, what the actors should wear and how they should speak. Plays are usually divided into acts and scenes.
the process of asking questions of a text as you read it; reading deeply.
an addition to a text, e.g. a book or essay, usually provided at the end of the text. For...
imagery that appeals to the sense of sight, e.g. The trees were clad in green.
used for modal verbs, which express possibility or a sense of obligation, e.g. I ought to go and...
a traditional, typically ancient story, involving gods and supernatural heroes that explains...