I.
noun
1 activity of reading
ADJECTIVE
▪ good
▪ quiet
▪ quick
▪
The program is simple to use after a quick ~ of the manual.
VERB + READ
▪ have
▪
I had a good ~ of the paper before they arrived.
2 writer/book
ADJECTIVE
▪ enjoyable , entertaining , fun ( esp. AmE ), good , great , terrific
▪ compelling , engaging , engrossing , fascinating , gripping , interesting
▪ easy , quick
▪ worthwhile
VERB + READ
▪ be , make
▪
The story made an interesting ~.
▪ enjoy
▪
I know you'll enjoy the ~.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ aloud
▪
I listen to my children ~ing aloud.
▪ silently
▪ carefully , with interest
▪
He ~ her letter with interest.
▪ avidly , voraciously , widely
▪
She ~ avidly from an early age.
▪ regularly
▪
I regularly ~ ‘Time’.
▪ critically
▪
We teach students to ~ critically.
▪ correctly
▪
Make sure you ~ the instructions correctly.
▪ fluently , well
▪
He speaks and ~s Arabic fluently.
▪ just , lately , recently
▪
I've just ~ your interesting article.
▪ out
▪
Shall I ~ this out to you?
VERB + READ
▪ be able to , can
▪
Most children can ~ by the age of seven.
▪ learn to , learn how to
▪ teach sb to , teach sb how to
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
Hogan had ~ about her death in the paper.
▪ from
▪
She ~ from the letter.
▪ in
▪
He remembers everything he ~s in books.
▪ of
▪
I had ~ of the case in the local newspaper.
▪ over
▪
She spent the morning ~ing over her script.
▪ through
▪
I ~ through the first paragraph again.
▪ to
▪
I ~ a story to my son every night.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and write
▪
She had great difficulty learning to ~ and write.
▪ ~ for fun , ~ for pleasure
▪
He's not someone who ~s for pleasure.
Read is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ banner , ↑ gauge , ↑ headline , ↑ inscription , ↑ sign , ↑ thermometer , ↑ translation , ↑ watch
Read is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ article , ↑ assignment , ↑ author , ↑ autobiography , ↑ barometer , ↑ Bible , ↑ biography , ↑ blog , ↑ book , ↑ brochure , ↑ bulletin , ↑ chapter , ↑ column , ↑ comment , ↑ correspondence , ↑ coverage , ↑ curriculum vitae , ↑ detail , ↑ diary , ↑ disk , ↑ document , ↑ edition , ↑ email , ↑ emotion , ↑ entry , ↑ essay , ↑ excerpt , ↑ expression , ↑ extract , ↑ fiction , ↑ file , ↑ fortune , ↑ gauge , ↑ handwriting , ↑ headline , ↑ horoscope , ↑ inscription , ↑ instruction , ↑ instrument , ↑ journal , ↑ label , ↑ letter , ↑ literature , ↑ lyrics , ↑ magazine , ↑ mail , ↑ manual , ↑ map , ↑ memo , ↑ memoir , ↑ menu , ↑ message , ↑ meter , ↑ mind , ↑ minute , ↑ mood , ↑ music , ↑ news , ↑ newspaper , ↑ notice , ↑ novel , ↑ obituary , ↑ page , ↑ palm , ↑ pamphlet , ↑ paper , ↑ paperback , ↑ paragraph , ↑ passage , ↑ piece , ↑ poem , ↑ poetry , ↑ poll , ↑ post , ↑ posting , ↑ prayer , ↑ print , ↑ résumé , ↑ recipe , ↑ record , ↑ remark , ↑ reply , ↑ report , ↑ review , ↑ rule , ↑ score , ↑ script , ↑ scripture , ↑ sentence , ↑ sermon , ↑ sign , ↑ signal , ↑ snippet , ↑ speech , ↑ statement , ↑ story , ↑ subtitle , ↑ tabloid , ↑ tale , ↑ text , ↑ thermometer , ↑ thought , ↑ thriller , ↑ transcript , ↑ translation , ↑ update , ↑ verdict , ↑ volume , ↑ website , ↑ will , ↑ word , ↑ work , ↑ writing