Do you look up words while reading a novel?

tealblue
2023-08-01T01:21:46Z

What's your general philosophy around this? In theory, we learn all our fundamental vocabulary from context. But at the same time, it may be important to know the precise meaning. When do you look it up? When do you make an educated guess and keep going?

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