The inclusion of sensory details makes readers feel as if they
are far away from the scene and the action
can see and hear what the narrator sees and hears
cannot understand the narrator's experiences

What is a glossary? a statement of the author’s purpose in writing the book, which may include suggestions for using the book a page at the front of a book that lists units and chapters with their page numbers an alphabetical list of the specialized words and terms used in the book and their definitions an alphabetical list of all topics covered in the book and the pages on which they can be found

It's to know your purpose before you read something because a purpose can:

Read this excerpt from white fang by jack london. the qualities in his kind that in the beginning made it possible for them to come in to the fires of men, were qualities capable of development. they were developing in him, and the camp-life, replete with misery as it was, was secretly endearing itself to him all the time. but white fang was unaware of it. he knew only grief for the loss of kiche, hope for her return, and a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his. which quotation from the paragraph supports the story’s theme of homesickness? “the camp life . . was secretly endearing itself to him all the time.” “but white fang was unaware of it.” “he knew only . . a hungry yearning for the free life that had been his.” “the qualities in his kind . . were qualities capable of development.”