I'm not going to write that much, but I'll give you something to work with.
When I'm reading I like to imagine myself in the book and as one of the characters. It helps me concentrate on the story better and look for the little details better. After I'm done reading I sometimes make little notes on big things that happened in the pages I read and theorize. It's fun for me!
A five letter word for a bad smell?
Well, to smell, it means a type of odor.
Words that come to mind are stink and odour.
Another word is stunk but its past tense...
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