Add a lay dfn of entity in overview, and clarify grammar, fixes #116

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 The emergence of distributed ledger technology (DLT), sometimes
 referred to as blockchain technology, provides the opportunity for
 fully <a>decentralized identity management</a>. In a decentralized
-identity system, entities are free to use any shared root of trust.
-Globally distributed ledgers (or a decentralized P2P network that
-provides similar capabilities) provide a means for managing a root of
+identity system, entities (in the sense of discrete identifiable units
+such as—but not limited to—people and organisations) are free to use any
+shared root of trust.
+Globally distributed ledgers, decentralized P2P networks, or other systems
+with similar capabilities, provide the means for managing a root of
 trust with neither centralized authority nor a single point of
 failure. In combination, DLTs and decentralized identity systems
 enable any entity to create and manage their own identifiers on any
 number of distributed, independent roots of trust.
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       <p>
-The entities are identified by decentralized identifiers (DIDs). They
+The entities are identified by decentralized identifiers (DIDs), and
 may authenticate via proofs (e.g., digital signatures,
 privacy-preserving biometric protocols, etc.). DIDs point to DID
 Documents. A DID Document contains a set of service endpoints for
-interacting with the entity. Following the dictums of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_by_design">Privacy by
+interacting with the entity. Following the dictums of
+<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_by_design">Privacy by
 Design</a>, each entity may have as many DIDs as necessary, to
 respect the entity’s desired separation of identities, personas, and
 contexts.