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Collocations for read - noun

1. activity of reading

ADJECTIVE

good
quiet
quick
The program is simple to use after a quick read of the manual.

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VERB + read

have
I had a good read of the paper before they arrived.

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2. writer/book

ADJECTIVE

enjoyable, entertaining, fun (esp. AmE), good, great, terrific
compelling, engaging, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, interesting
easy, quick
worthwhile

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VERB + read

be, make
The story made an interesting read.
enjoy
I know you'll enjoy the read.

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Collocations for read - verb

ADVERB

aloud
I listen to my children reading aloud.
silently
carefully, with interest
He read her letter with interest.
avidly, voraciously, widely
She read avidly from an early age.
regularly
I regularly read ‘Time’.
critically
We teach students to read critically.
correctly
Make sure you read the instructions correctly.
fluently, well
He speaks and reads Arabic fluently.
just, lately, recently
I've just read your interesting article.
out
Shall I read this out to you?

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VERB + read

be able to, can
Most children can read by the age of seven.
learn to, learn how to
teach sb to, teach sb how to

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PREPOSITION

about
Hogan had read about her death in the paper.
from
She read from the letter.
in
He remembers everything he reads in books.
of
I had read of the case in the local newspaper.
over
She spent the morning reading over her script.
through
I read through the first paragraph again.
to
I read a story to my son every night.

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PHRASES

read and write
She had great difficulty learning to read and write.
read for fun, read for pleasure
He's not someone who reads for pleasure.

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Read is used with these nouns as the subject:
banner, gauge, headline, inscription, sign, thermometer, translation, watch

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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

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