- a person who reads, especially one who reads a lot or in a particular way
- an avid reader of science fiction
- a fast/slow reader
- And so, dear reader, our tale comes to its end.
- The reader is left to draw his or her own conclusions.
- There are many examples to help the reader understand the usefulness of this approach.
- Johnson also reminds his readers that ‘the New York School’ was much more than a geographical label.
- Readers interested in this period of British history will find much of value in this book.
- The book invites young readers to examine the issues.
Collocations LiteratureLiteratureBeing a writer- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
- use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
- read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
Extra Examples- The book is accessible to the interested reader with a basic knowledge of the subject.
- a book that will be too difficult for the general reader
- She allows readers to experience events from a child's perspective.
- The vividness of Dickens's imaginative account of the riots was intended both to shock and to inform his readers.
- His insights will undoubtedly encourage the reader to seek out more of Mozart's music.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- competent
- fast
- …
- reader of
- dear reader
- a person who reads a particular newspaper, magazine, etc.
- readers’ letters
- Are you a ‘Times’ reader?
- regular readers of this magazine
- Readers of this blog will know my views on the matter.
- Alert readers may have noticed the misprint in last week's column.
- The magazine asked readers to nominate their favourite celebrities.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- competent
- fast
- …
- reader of
- dear reader
- an easy book that is intended to help people learn to read their own or a foreign language
- a series of graded English readers
- (usually Reader)a senior teacher at a British university just below the rank of a professor
- She is Reader in Music at Edinburgh.
- (computing) an electronic device that reads data stored in one form and changes it into another form so that a computer can perform operations on it see also card reader, e-reader, feed reader, screen reader
- (specialist) a machine that produces on a screen a large image of a text stored on a microfiche or microfilm see also mind reader
Word OriginOld English rǣdere ‘interpreter of dreams, reader’.
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