noun
1 written words
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete , full
▪
The newspaper printed the full ~ of the interview.
▪ draft
▪ final
▪ original
▪ main
▪
The illustrations are printed separately from the main ~.
▪ accompanying
▪
The catalogue consists of reproductions of the paintings with accompanying ~.
▪ electronic , handwritten , printed , written
▪ plain ( computing )
▪
Save the file in plain ~ format.
… OF TEXT
▪ block , body , chunk , line , page , piece , portion
▪
Hand symbols in the main body of the ~ cross-refer the reader to the appendices.
▪
Use the mouse to move chunks of ~ from place to place.
VERB + TEXT
▪ create , produce , provide , write
▪ edit
▪ highlight
▪ cut , delete
▪ insert , move , paste
▪ scan , scan in
▪ handle , manipulate , process
▪
computer programs that process ~
▪ set
▪ publish
▪ post
▪
I posted the full ~ for free on my site.
▪ read
▪ transcribe
▪ translate
TEXT + VERB
▪ accompany
▪
The photographs are accompanied by ~.
TEXT + NOUN
▪ file
▪
The program allows you to import ~ files.
▪ editor
▪
one of the best HTML ~ editors available
▪ message , messaging (usually text-messaging )
▪
The ~ message just said ‘Hope 2CU\@the party’.
▪ box
▪
When you point at the icon, a small ~ box appears.
2 book or piece of writing to be studied
ADJECTIVE
▪ basic , introductory
▪ key , main , primary , standard
▪ canonical , classic
▪ authoritative , influential
▪ ancient , classical
▪ explanatory
▪ primary , secondary
▪
The book exhibits a close reading of primary ~s as well as scholarly commentaries.
▪ recommended , set ( esp. BrE )
▪
Her books appear on lists of recommended ~s in universities.
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‘Antony and Cleopatra’ was one of our set ~s for A level.
▪ prepared
▪
He stood up and began reading from a prepared ~.
▪ academic , biblical , dramatic , historical , legal , literary , poetic , religious , sacred , scientific , etc.
▪
We're studying dramatic ~s by Mexican playwrights.
▪ biology , mathematics , etc.
VERB + TEXT
▪ read , read from
▪ analyse/analyze , deconstruct , interpret , study
▪ understand
▪ annotate
TEXT + VERB
▪ contain sth , describe sth , emphasize sth , indicate sth , provide sth , reveal sth , suggest sth
▪
The ancient ~ describes the food of the Egyptian army.
TEXT + NOUN
▪ analysis
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
We discussed the use of metaphor in the ~.
▪ ~ about , ~ on
▪
a poetic ~ about growing up in the South.