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noun

Reader n.

One who reads. Specifically:

(a)

One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a church.

(b)

(University of Oxford, Eng.) One who reads lectures on scientific subjects.

(c)

A proof reader.

(d)

One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and advises regarding their merit.

One who reads much; one who is studious.

A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a reading book.

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Etymology of 'Reader'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Reader" Quotes from Famous Books

... be obliged to retrace some of the steps which I have already taken, and to revert to topics which I have before discussed. I am aware that the reader may accuse me of repetition, but the importance of the matter which still remains to be treated is my excuse; I had rather say too much, than say too little to be thoroughly understood, and I prefer injuring the author to slighting ...

— Democracy In America, Volume 1 (of 2) • Alexis de Tocqueville

... sober design, and it was given the sub-title of a comedy to indicate—though not quite accurately—the aim of the performance. A high degree of probability was not attempted in the arrangement of the incidents, and there was expected of the reader a certain lightness of mood, which should inform him with a good-natured willingness to accept the production in the spirit in which it was offered. The characters themselves, however, were meant to be consistent ...

— The Hand of Ethelberta • Thomas Hardy

... the proportion and relations of the different parts of the vocal apparatus, a sectional drawing of the head is here produced, showing the natural position of the vocal organs at rest. As the drawing represents but a vertical section of the head the reader should note that the sinuses, like the eyes and nostrils, lie in pairs to the right and left of the centre of the face. The location of the maxillary sinuses within the maxillary or cheek bones cannot be shown in ...

— Resonance in Singing and Speaking • Thomas Fillebrown

... story is divided into two parts, one dealing with Lady Jane Grey, and the other with Mary Tudor as Queen, introducing other notable characters of the era. Throughout the story holds the interest of the reader in the midst of intrigue and conspiracy, extending considerably over a half ...

— A Captain in the Ranks - A Romance of Affairs • George Cary Eggleston

... reading of a fairly scholarly boy is of the utmost importance, and never more so than now, when books are so many and attractive. I should lay much stress, also, on the hearing of good literature well read, and the interspersing of such reading with some remarks by the reader, pointing out the main beauties of the ...

— Volume I • Andrew Dickson White

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