READING 2 OF 23 focus words
Reading the small marks
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
Only the last digit of the date was legible under the glass. To compare successive proofs, the printer would interleave them with transparent sheets marked in red.
One detached corner still lay inside the frame. Fitting it back into place completed the date.
Before you move on
Look away from the passage. Can you explain each focus word in your own words?
Original fictional passages for vocabulary practice.