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Definition for read

verb as in look at and understand written word

verb as in express, state

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“We write now to follow up and demand that you answer fundamental questions,” the letter read.

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After listening to the judge read his rights and the two counts against him in court on Wednesday, Mr Comey was asked if he understood the charges.

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Another sign read "Kill 'Em All. Let God Sort 'Em Out," a phrase originally associated with a 13th Century Catholic crusade.

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"The idea that you can be good at reading people is absolute nonsense, and it's just like astrology or anything else," he said before heading into the castle.

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On Jan. 2, federal authorities said, “LAFD personnel returned to the scene to collect the fire hoses. It appeared to them that the fire was fully extinguished,” the affidavit read.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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