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Books, writers and editions

Words for stories, writers and different forms of books.

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Found: 10 words

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story

noun · 3 examples
  1. She told us a story about her childhood.
  2. The story has a surprising ending.
  3. I read a short story before bed.

journal

noun · 3 examples
  1. I keep a journal when I travel.
  2. She wrote about the trip in her journal.
  3. His journal describes daily life in the village.

novelist

noun · 3 examples
  1. The novelist spent two years writing the book.
  2. A local novelist visited our reading group.
  3. She became a successful novelist later in life.

manuscript

noun · 3 examples
  1. She sent the manuscript to a publisher.
  2. The editor returned the manuscript with suggestions.
  3. Only one copy of the old manuscript survives.

biography

noun · 3 examples
  1. I am reading a biography of a scientist.
  2. The biography draws on letters and interviews.
  3. She wrote a biography of her former teacher.

memoir

noun · 3 examples
  1. Her memoir describes growing up near the sea.
  2. He began writing a memoir after retiring.
  3. The memoir includes memories of her first job.

romance

noun · 3 examples
  1. She borrowed a historical romance from the library.
  2. The romance follows two people who meet on a train.
  3. He prefers a romance with a hopeful ending.

myth

noun · 3 examples
  1. The myth explains how the island was created.
  2. We read a Greek myth in class.
  3. This myth has been told for generations.

extract

noun · 3 examples
  1. The teacher read an extract from the novel.
  2. This extract comes from the opening chapter.
  3. We discussed a short extract from her essay.

edition

noun · 3 examples
  1. The new edition has an extra chapter.
  2. I bought a cheaper edition of the same novel.
  3. This edition includes color illustrations.

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