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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ree-ding |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈri dɪŋ |
Definition of reading
Origin :- county town of Berkshire, Old English Readingum (c.900), "(Settlement of) the family or followers of a man called *Read."
- noun interpretation of written word
- He was reading when I approached him, and he looked flushed and agitated.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- Your reading makes you a stranger to nothing but what you should be most acquainted with.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The reading of the letter was greeted with prolonged applause.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- While Mr. Compton was reading the letter, I had leisure to look at him, and at his room.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- The first evening reading had been commenced with nuts and apples.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- There was no change in the face or pose of the man who listened to the reading.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- When he was at an end of the reading, he regarded the passive woman at the desk with a new respect.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- She was reading by the lamp, and the door into the hall stood open.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- With it was a letter that I have read a thousand times—this letter that I am now reading.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- You wouldn't expect people to pay for reading books; would you, now?
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
Synonyms for reading
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