{"id":28803,"date":"2025-11-13T04:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englishteststore.net\/lesson\/uncategorized\/2500-must-know-cefr-b1-vocabulary-what-is-literature-exploring-the-power-of-written-expression\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T04:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:04:32","slug":"2500-must-know-cefr-b1-vocabulary-what-is-literature-exploring-the-power-of-written-expression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishteststore.net\/lesson\/english-vocabulary-lessons\/b1-vocabulary\/2500-must-know-cefr-b1-vocabulary-what-is-literature-exploring-the-power-of-written-expression\/","title":{"rendered":"2500 Must Know CEFR B1 Vocabulary &#8211; What is Literature? 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