writers in English often do not explain everything to the reader. For example, in stories, the writer may not tell the reader the time or place. Often the reader has to guess these things. This is called making inferences between the lines." This Making inferences is sometimes called "reading means you use the information in the text to guess other things about the text. It is often necessary to make inferences when you read. Sometimes you need to guess about information the writer has not put there. Other times you may need to guess about meaning when you do not know all the words. Good readers make inferences all the time they read.