already 
早已 ☊ → 已经 ☊ → ☊ → 
already 
สำเร็จรูป ☊ samR retL ruupF 
déjà ☊ 
đọc 
bread ☊ 
bánh mì ☊ Basics 1 She wants to eat bread. ☊ Cô ấy muốn ăn bánh mì. ☊ Basics 1 I eat my bread. ☊ Tôi ăn táo của cô ấy. ☊ Possession You read the newspaper / newspaper ☊ Các bạn đọc báo. ☊ Basics 2 We practice reading. ☊ Chúng tôi tập đọc. ☊ Basics 2 We read magazines. ☊ Chúng tôi đọc tạp chí. ☊ Basics 2 I read my book. ☊ ☊ Basics 2 Sorry, I want bread. ☊ Xin lỗi, tôi muốn bánh mì. ☊ Common Phrases We read books / the books. ☊ ☊ Classifiers 1 I read my book. ☊ Tôi đọc cuốn sách của mình. ☊ Classifiers 1 The bread ☊ Chiếc bánh mì ☊ Classifiers 1 When does he read the newspaper? ☊ Anh ấy đọc báo khi nào? ☊ Questions 1 When does he eat bread? ☊ Anh ấy ăn bánh mì khi nào? ☊ Questions 1 The little boy sits and reads a book. ☊ Cậu bé ngồi đọc sách. ☊ Verbs 1 He reads the important newspapers. ☊ Anh ấy đọc những tờ báo quan trọng. ☊ Adjectives 1 The elephant reads a positive book. ☊ Con voi đọc một quyển sách tích cực. ☊ Adjectives 1 She cooks while she reads. ☊ Cô ấy nấu ăn trong khi đọc. ☊ Conjunctions I buy a newspaper in order to read. ☊ Tôi mua một tờ báo để đọc. ☊ Conjunctions I buy the book to read. ☊ Tôi mua quyển sách để đọc. ☊ Conjunctions I eat half of the bread. ☊ Tôi ăn nửa cái bánh mì. ☊ Numbers I am reading a book now. ☊ Hiện tại tôi đang đọc một quyển sách. ☊ Continuous In the afternoon the child eats bread. ☊ Buổi chiều đứa trẻ ăn bánh mì. ☊ Dates and Time This book is read by me. ☊ Quyển sách này được đọc bởi tôi. ☊ Passive Reading books gives us knowledge. ☊ Việc đọc sách cho chúng tôi kiến thức. ☊ Education Thank you, I have eaten already. ☊ Cảm ơn, tôi đã ăn rồi. ☊ Common Phrases 3 already ☊ rồi ☊ Common Phrases 3 What is everybody spreading? ☊ ☊ Verbs 4 spread ☊ ☊ Verbs 4 We are ready to support you. ☊ Chúng tôi sẵn sàng hỗ trợ bạn. ☊ Adjectives 2 ready ☊ sẵn sàng ☊ Adjectives 2 The historian is reading an information about a scholarship. ☊ Nhà sử học đang đọc thông tin về một học bổng. ☊ Jobs 2 Bird flu is a dangerous plague, because it spreads very fast. ☊ Cảm cúm gà là một dịch bệnh nguy hiểm vì nó lây lan rất nhanh. ☊ Medical Before sleeping, I like to read an ancient legend. ☊ Trước khi ngủ, tôi thích đọc một truyền thuyết cổ. ☊ History We read the tale of Kieu. ☊ Chúng tôi đọc truyện Kiều. ☊ History I can read, read , read sedately. ☊ Tôi có thể đọc, đọc, đọc một cách dõng dạc. ☊ Reduplicative Words I read a letter. Tôi đọc một chữ cái. * 008 I read a word. Tôi đọc một từ. * 008 I read a sentence. Tôi đọc một câu. * 008 I read a letter. Tôi đọc một lá thư. * 008 I read a book. Tôi đọc một quyển sách. * 008 He read a magazine. Anh ấy đã đọc một quyển tạp chí. * 083 And she read a book. Và chị ấy đã đọc một quyển sách. * 083 I read the whole novel. Tôi đã đọc cả cuốn tiểu thuyết rồi. * 086 like: read → →
to read somebody’s palm ☊ coi tay ☊ to read someone’s fortune from their face ☊ coi tướng số ☊ grind at, read up ☊ giùi mài ☊ implicit, tacit, read between the lines ☊ hiểu ngầm ☊ to have just begun to learn to read and write ☊ i tờ ☊ to make a decision, read a sentence ☊ tuyên phán ☊ to read the newspaper ☊ xem tờ báo ☊ to read a charge, indictment ☊ đọc cáo trạng ☊ to read between the lines ☊ đọc giữa hai dòng chữ ☊ to read over someone’s shoulder ☊ đọc ké ☊ to read carefully ☊ đọc kỹ ☊ to read separately (from the rest of the book, e.g.) ☊ đọc riêng ☊ to read a book ☊ đọc sách ☊ to read books by candle-light ☊ đọc sách bằng ánh sáng đèn cầy ☊ to read in the Vietnamese manner, Vietnamese reading (of a Chinese character) ☊ đọc theo lối Việt ☊ to read someone’s thoughts ☊ đọc tư tưởng ☊ to read the newspaper ☊ đọc tờ báo ☊ 158
Barbara is reading a newspaper. ☊ Barbara đang đọc báo. ☊ 185
She's reading a book. ☊ Cô ấy đang đọc sách. ☊ 199
I'm not reading the newspaper. ☊ Tôi đang không đọc báo. ☊ 207
He's reading the newspaper. ☊ Anh ấy đang đọc báo. ☊ 233
What are you reading? ☊ Cậu đang đọc cái gì thế? ☊ 258
They read a lot. ☊ Họ hay đọc sách. ☊ 281
She reads. ☊ Cô ấy đọc. ☊ 313
I never read in bed. ☊ Tôi không bao giờ đọc trên giường. ☊ 359
I get the news every day, but sometimes I don't read it. ☊ Tôi nhận được tin tức hàng ngày nhưng thỉnh thoảng tôi không đọc. ☊ 473
How often do you read the news? ☊ Cậu có đọc báo bao lâu một lần? ☊ 522
They don't read much. They don't have many books. ☊ Họ không đọc nhiều. Họ không có nhiều sách. ☊ 591
I already paid the bill. ☊ Tôi đã trả tiền hoá đơn. ☊ 689
At eight o'clock (8:00) she was reading the news. ☊ Lúc tám giờ cô ấy đang đọc báo. ☊ 707
He was reading a book. ☊ Anh ấy đang đọc sách. ☊ 709
He stopped reading and answered the phone. ☊ Anh ấy dừng đọc sách và trả lời điện thoại. ☊ 721
She fell asleep while reading. ☊ Cô ấy đã ngủ gật khi đang đọc sách. ☊ 751
I used to read a lot of books, but I don't read much these days. ☊ Tôi từng đọc rất nhiều sách, nhưng tôi ngày nay không còn đọc nhiều nữa. ☊ 765
Do you like to read? — I don't have the time, but I used to read a lot. ☊ Cậu có thích đọc sách không? - Tôi không có thời gian, trước tôi từng đọc rất nhiều. ☊ 779
Have you read this book? — Yes, I've read it twice. ☊ Cậu đã đọc cuốn sách này chưa? - Rồi, tôi đã đọc nó hai lần. ☊ 811
They have lots of books, and have read all of them. ☊ Họ có rất nhiều sách và họ đã đọc hết chúng. ☊ He's already gone home.'> 913 He's already gone home.'>
Serge isn't here. He went home. > He's already gone home. He's already gone home.'> ☊ Serge không có ở đây. Anh ấy đã về nhà. > Anh ấy đã về nhà rồi. ☊ I've already written them an email.'> 914 I've already written them an email.'>
I don't need to call them. I wrote them an email. > I've already written them an email. I've already written them an email.'> ☊ Tôi không cần phải gọi họ. Tôi viết cho họ một lá thư điện tử. Tôi đã viết cho họ một lá thư điện tử rồi. ☊ 930
It's only nine o'clock (9:00) and Ines has already gone to bed. ☊ Mới có chín giờ Ines đã đi ngủ rồi. ☊ 931
This is Yvonne. — Yes, we've already met. ☊ Đây là Yvonne. - Vâng, chúng tôi đã gặp nhau rồi. ☊ 938
What time is Stan arriving? — He's already arrived. ☊ Stan bao giờ sẽ đến? - Anh ấy đã đến rồi. ☊ 940
Don't forget to call Vadim. — I've already called him. ☊ Đừng quên gọi cho Vadim. - Tôi đã gọi anh ấy rồi. ☊ 941
When is Hideki going to work? — He's already gone to work. ☊ Bao giờ Hideki sẽ đi làm? - Anh ấy đã đi làm rồi. ☊ 942
When does Hanako start her new job? — She's already started it. ☊ Bao giờ Hanako bắt đầu công việc mới? - Cô ấy đã bắt đầu làm rồi. ☊ 955
We've already done our packing for our trip. ☊ Chúng tôi đã đóng gói xong xuôi cho chuyến đi. ☊ 1246
It's nine o'clock (9:00) and I'm not ready. I'm going to be late. ☊ Bây giờ là chín giờ và tôi chưa sẵn sàng. Tôi sẽ bị muộn, ☊ 1261
Leave the old bread in the yard. The birds will eat it. ☊ Để miếng bánh mì cũ trên sân. Lũ chim sẽ ăn nó. ☊ 1285
Are you ready yet? - Not yet. I'll be ready in ve (5) minutes. ☊ Cậu sắn sàng chưa? - Chưa. Năm phút nữa tôi sẽ sẵn sàng. ☊ 1476
It's a very good book. You should read it. ☊ Quyển sách này rất hay. Cậu nên đọc nó. ☊ 1510
Layla is studying literature. She has to read a lot of books. ☊ Layla đang học ngành văn học. Cô ấy phải đọc nhiều sách. ☊ 1531
Why did they tell me something I already know? They didn't have to tell me that. ☊ Tại sao họ lại kể cho tôi những gì tôi đã biết? Họ không cần phải kể cho tôi những việc đó. ☊ 1590
Don't you want to watch TV? — No, I'd rather read my novel. ☊ Cậu có muốn xem vô tuyến không? - Không, tôi muốn xem tiểu thuyết hơn. ☊ 1626
Are you ready? Let's go. ☊ Cậu sẵn sàng chưa? Đi thôi. ☊ 1701
There's already bethree (3) hurricanes this summer. ☊ Đã có ba cơn bão trong mùa hè này. ☊ 1771
I haven't read the book, but Paul has. ☊ Tôi chưa đọc quyển sách nhưng Paul đọc rồi. ☊ 1778
I'm ready to go, but Sonia isn't. ☊ Tôi đã sẵn sàng đi nhưng Sonia thì chưa. ☊ 1942
Do you have to leave already? — I'm afraid so. ☊ Cậu đã phải đi chưa? - Tôi e là rồi. ☊ 1985
I pretended to be reading the newspaper. ☊ Tôi giả vời như đang đọc báo. ☊ 2075
You can improve your language skills by reading more. ☊ Cậu có thể cải thiện kĩ năng ngôn ngữ của cậu bằng cách đọc ☊ 2125
People often have a lot of trouble reading my handwriting. ☊ Mọi người thường rất khó đọc được chữ viết tay của tôi. ☊ 2197
I found Franz in my room reading my email. ☊ Tôi thấy Franz trong phòng tôi đọc thư điện tử của tôi. ☊ 2212
Having already seen the movie twice, I didn't want to go again with my friends. ☊ Xem bộ lm được hai lần rồi, tôi không đi xem lại với bạn tôi nữa. ☊ 2230
I'm going to go buy a loaf of bread. ☊ Tôi sắp đi mua một ổ bánh mì. ☊ 2424
Have you read any of these books? ☊ Cậu đã đọc quyển nào trong chỗ sách này chưa? ☊ 2452
EN Did you read the whole book? ☊ Cậu có đọc toàn bộ quyển sách không? ☊ 2463
I've read every one (1) of those books. ☊ Tôi đã đọc một trong những quyển sách này. ☊ 2465
Read each of these sentences carefully. ☊ Hãy đọc cẩn thận từng câu này. ☊ 2510
A widow is a woman whose husband has already passed away. ☊ Quả phụ là người phụ nữ mà có chồng đã qua đời. ☊ 2629
Walter hardly ever watches TV, and rarely reads newspapers. ☊ Walter gần như không bao giờ xem vô tuyến và hiếm khi đọc báo. ☊ 2640
Should I tell him what happened, or does he already know? ☊ Tôi có nên nói với anh ấy chuyện xảy ra không hay là anh ấy đã ☊ 2641
I've just had lunch, and I'm already hungry. ☊ Tôi vừa mới ăn trưa nhưng tôi đã đói rồi. ☊ 2642
Would you like to eat with us, or have you already eaten? ☊ Cậu có muốn ăn cùng chúng tôi không hay cậu đã ăn rồi? ☊ 2688
She's always asking me to do things for her, as if I didn't have enough to do already. ☊ Cô ấy luôn bảo tôi làm đủ thứ hộ cô ấy cứ như là tôi chưa đủ việc để làm. ☊ 2703
By the time we get to the movies, it'll have already started. ☊ Đến khi chúng ta tới xem lm thì lm đã bắt đầu rồi. ☊ 2849
My grandfather is already ninety (90) years old and needs somebody to care for him, so we take turns looking after him. ☊ Ông tôi đã chín mươi tuổi và cần người chăm sóc ông. Nên chúng tôi thay phiên nhau trông ông. ☊ 2892
She is a very simple woman, and lives on just bread and eggs. ☊ Cô ấy là một phụ nữ rất đơn giản và chỉ sống bằng bánh mì và trứng. ☊ 2967
I'll be ready in a few minutes. You go on ahead and I'll catch up with you. ☊ Tôi sẽ sẵn sàng trong ít phút nữa. Cậu cứ đi trước và tôi sẽ bắt kịp cậu. ☊ A grin spread across her face. ☊ across ☊
Firefighters took action immediately to stop the blaze spreading. ☊ action ☊
They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease. ☊ active ☊
I didn't want to say anything without actually reading the letter first. ☊ actually ☊
Are you ready for this afternoon's meeting? ☊ afternoon ☊
When I was your age I was already married. ☊ age ☊
Dinner's almost ready. ☊ almost ☊
The teacher listened to the children reading aloud. ☊ aloud ☊
He read the letter aloud to us. ☊ aloud ☊
'Lunch?' 'No thanks, I've already eaten.' ☊ already ☊
We got there early but Mike had already left. ☊ already ☊
Is it 10 o'clock already? ☊ already ☊
You're not leaving already, are you? ☊ already ☊
I'm already late. ☊ already ☊
There are far too many people already. We can't take any more. ☊ already ☊
bread and butter ☊ and ☊
Can he read and write? ☊ and ☊
We stopped and bought some bread. ☊ and ☊
approximate to sth: His story approximates to the facts that we already know. ☊ approximate ☊
The tumour had not spread to other areas of the body. ☊ area ☊
We were all running around trying to get ready in time. ☊ around ☊
He sat watching her as she got ready. ☊ as ☊
Can you read a car number plate at fifty metres? ☊ at ☊
I attach a copy of the spreadsheet (= send it with an email). ☊ attach ☊
readily/freely/publicly/generally available ☊ available ☊
'Ambulance' is written backwards so you can read it in the mirror. ☊ backwards ☊
the delicious smell of baking bread ☊ bake ☊
I began (= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it. ☊ begin ☊
I've read the whole book from beginning to end and still can't understand it. ☊ beginning ☊
He's behind the rest of the class in reading. ☊ behind ☊
bite off sth/sth off: He bit off a large chunk of bread/He bit a large chunk of bread off. ☊ bite ☊
a loaf/slice/piece of bread ☊ bread ☊
white/brown/wholemeal bread ☊ bread ☊
brown bread ☊ brown ☊
Can I read your newspaper? ☊ can ☊
The cancer has spread to his stomach. ☊ cancer ☊
The central issue is that of widespread racism. ☊ central ☊
Jeff deceived me once already—I won't give him a second chance. ☊ chance ☊
Change at Reading (for London). ☊ change ☊
It makes a change to read some good news for once. ☊ change ☊
Have you read the chapter on the legal system? ☊ chapter ☊
She gave me the minutes of the meeting to read and check. ☊ check ☊
to break/crack a code (= to understand and read the message) ☊ code ☊
Your suit will be ready for collection on Tuesday. ☊ collection ☊
I always read her column in the local paper. ☊ column ☊
compete to do sth: There are too many magazines competing to attract readers. ☊ compete ☊
concern (that...): There is widespread concern that new houses will be built on protected land. ☊ concern ☊
A conflict between the two countries could easily spread across the whole region. ☊ conflict ☊
Sacha felt confusion sweeping over her as she read the letter. ☊ confusion ☊
She hadn't read the letter and so was unaware of its contents. ☊ content ☊
Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find. ☊ correct ☊
There are a couple more files to read first. ☊ couple ☊
He always reads the paper from cover to cover (= everything in it). ☊ cover ☊
The cracks (= faults) in the government's economic policy are already beginning to show. ☊ crack ☊
criticism of sb/sth: There was widespread criticism of the government's handling of the disaster. ☊ criticism ☊
I'm going—I've done enough damage here already. ☊ damage ☊
The decay of the wood will spread if it is not removed. ☊ decay ☊
It's really difficult to read your writing. ☊ difficult ☊
Your writing is really difficult to read. ☊ difficult ☊
discover (that)...: It was a shock to discover (that) he couldn't read. ☊ discover ☊
health measures to prevent the spread of disease ☊ disease ☊
We need double the amount we already have. ☊ double ☊
We're already two goals down (= the other team has two goals more). ☊ down ☊
Official projections of the spread of AIDS have mercifully been revised downwards (= it has been predicted that the disease will not spread as fast as had earlier been suggested). ☊ downwards ☊
early potatoes (= that are ready to eat at the beginning of the season) ☊ early ☊
After just one day, she had already made an enemy of her manager. ☊ enemy ☊
I can't come to dinner on Tuesday—I'm otherwise engaged (= I have already arranged to do something else). ☊ engaged ☊
Children seem to have lost their enjoyment in reading. ☊ enjoyment ☊
He read a poem entitled 'Salt'. ☊ entitle ☊
This book is essential reading for all nature lovers. ☊ essential ☊
He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it). ☊ even ☊
I read every last article in the newspaper (= all of them). ☊ every ☊
A child's vocabulary expands through reading. ☊ expand ☊
His face fell (= showed disappointment, sadness, etc.) when he read the headlines. ☊ face ☊
Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing. ☊ fact ☊
I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years. ☊ faithful ☊
I read as far as the third chapter. ☊ far ☊
Very few of his books are worth reading. ☊ few ☊
a fine thread ☊ fine ☊
She has already paid over $2 000 in fines. ☊ fine ☊
The content of any article needs, first of all, to be relevant to the reader. ☊ first of all ☊
Chapattis are a kind of flat Indian bread. ☊ flat ☊
The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen. ☊ float ☊
a machine for slicing bread ☊ for ☊
Is it clear enough for you to read? ☊ for ☊
form (up) (into sth): Queues were already forming outside the theatre. ☊ form ☊
fresh bread/flowers ☊ fresh ☊
friendship with sb: He seemed to have already struck up (= begun) a friendship with Jo. ☊ friendship ☊
I haven't got very far with the book I'm reading. ☊ get ☊
She's upstairs getting ready. ☊ get ☊
She soon got the children ready for school. ☊ get ☊
a free gift for every reader ☊ gift ☊
Her work has given pleasure to (= pleased) millions of readers. ☊ give ☊
She gave a reading from her latest volume of poetry. ☊ give ☊
give sth to sb: Give the letter to your mother when you've read it. ☊ give ☊
'Dinner's ready.' 'Good—I'm starving.' ☊ good ☊
We've already said our goodbyes. ☊ goodbye ☊
'Are you ready to go?' 'Yeah, I guess so.' ☊ guess ☊
The police officers drew their guns (= took them out so they were ready to use). ☊ gun ☊
Hang on—I'm not quite ready. ☊ hang on ☊
I could hardly believe it when I read the letter. ☊ hardly ☊
have sb/sth + adj.: I want to have everything ready in good time. ☊ have ☊
She always has her head in a book (= is always reading). ☊ head ☊
a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born) ☊ heavily ☊
You may find it helpful to read this before making any decisions. ☊ helpful ☊
To be honest (= what I really think is), it was one of the worst books I've ever read. ☊ honest ☊
One hundred (of the children) have already been placed with foster families. ☊ hundred ☊
idea (for sth): He already had an idea for his next novel. ☊ idea ☊
Are you ready? If not, I'm going without you. ☊ if not ☊
I read about it in the paper. ☊ in ☊
It will be ready in a week's time (= one week from now). ☊ in ☊
to spread an infection ☊ infection ☊
inform sb + speech: 'He's already left,' she informed us. ☊ inform ☊
Always read the instructions before you start. ☊ instruction ☊
intend sb/sth to do sth: The writer clearly intends his readers to identify with the main character. ☊ intend ☊
Her account makes interesting reading. ☊ interesting ☊
introduce A and B: We've already been introduced. ☊ introduce ☊
'Kay, this is Steve.' 'Yes, I know—we've already introduced ourselves.' ☊ introduce ☊
Our speaker today needs no introduction (= is already well known). ☊ introduction ☊
a letter of introduction (= a letter which tells sb who you are, written by sb who knows both you and the person reading the letter) ☊ introduction ☊
invite sb to do sth: Readers are invited to email their comments to us. ☊ invite ☊
know how, what, etc...: Do you know how to use spreadsheets? ☊ know ☊
Do you know the play (= have you seen or read it before)? ☊ know ☊
know (sth): 'You were right—someone's been spreading rumours about you.' 'I knew it!' ☊ know ☊
I don't know about you, but I'm ready for something to eat. ☊ know ☊
She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time). ☊ length ☊
light reading for the beach ☊ light ☊
I, like everyone else, had read these stories in the press. ☊ like ☊
I've only read a little of the book so far. ☊ little ☊
a long book/film/list (= taking a lot of time to read/watch/deal with) ☊ long ☊
I won't be long (= I'll return, be ready, etc. soon). ☊ long ☊
I haven't had time to look at (= read) the papers yet. ☊ look at sth ☊
The drought has led to widespread loss of life. ☊ loss ☊
Please read the letter out loud. ☊ out loud ☊
to make bread/cement/paper ☊ make ☊
mean sb/sth to do sth: I didn't mean you to read the letter. ☊ mean ☊
Any event attended by the actor received widespread media coverage. ☊ media ☊
Mind where you're treading! ☊ mind ☊
Can you read that form carefully, if you wouldn't mind, and then sign it. ☊ if you don't mind, if you wouldn't mind ☊
I'll just read through the form again to make sure I haven't missed anything out. ☊ miss sb/sth out ☊
Shakespeare's language can be a problem for modern readers. ☊ modern ☊
Have you read this month's 'Physics World'? ☊ month ☊
He read the letter more carefully the second time. ☊ more ☊
The bus was already moving when I jumped onto it. ☊ move ☊
The children are already learning to multiply and divide. ☊ multiply ☊
Can you read music (= understand the signs in order to play or sing a piece of music)? ☊ music ☊
I'm sorry, she's not here. She must have left already (= that must be the explanation). ☊ must ☊
You simply must read this book. ☊ must ☊
I need hardly tell you (= you must already know) that the work is dangerous. ☊ need ☊
a needle and thread ☊ needle ☊
Have you read her new novel? ☊ new ☊
I read about it in the newspaper. ☊ newspaper ☊
'Are you ready?' 'No, I'm not.' ☊ no ☊
There's no bread left. ☊ no ☊
The shares had already been trading north of £30. ☊ north ☊
'Is it ready?' 'I'm afraid not.' ☊ not ☊
Don't take any notice of what you read in the papers. ☊ notice ☊
to write/publish/read a novel ☊ novel ☊
I am now ready to answer your questions. ☊ now ☊
observe that...: She observed that all the chairs were already occupied. ☊ observe ☊
We can't be any worse off than we are already. ☊ be better/worse off (doing sth) ☊
At thirty years old, he was already earning £40 000 a year. ☊ old ☊
If you like a good story, read on. ☊ on ☊
This book was famous once, but nobody reads it today. ☊ once ☊
He not only read the book, but also remembered what he had read. ☊ not only... but (also)... ☊
He opened the letter and read it. ☊ open ☊
He can't read or write. ☊ or ☊
Children ought to be able to read by the age of 7. ☊ ought to ☊
Read it out loud. ☊ out ☊
Are you packing up already? It's only 4 o'clock. ☊ pack up, pack sth up ☊
package sth up: The orders were already packaged up, ready to be sent. ☊ package ☊
I read about it in the paper. ☊ paper ☊
Just park your bags in the hall until your room is ready. ☊ park ☊
Read the following passage and answer the questions below. ☊ passage ☊
The receiver had already clicked into place. ☊ in place ☊
to read for pleasure ☊ pleasure ☊
a poetry reading ☊ poetry ☊
Read the manual to learn the program's finer points (= small details). ☊ point ☊
We don't want these rumours to spread if we can possibly avoid it. ☊ possibly ☊
a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born) ☊ pregnant ☊
The police officer read out a prepared statement. ☊ prepared ☊
the magazine's problem page (= containing letters about readers' problems and advice about how to solve them) ☊ problem ☊
Prompt action was required as the fire spread. ☊ prompt ☊
I couldn't read what she had put. ☊ put ☊
Have you finished already? That was quick! ☊ quick ☊
Try to be quick! We're late already. ☊ quick ☊
He's already in training for the big race against Bailey. ☊ race ☊
The disease is spreading at a rapid rate. ☊ rapid ☊
read about/of sth: I read about the accident in the local paper. ☊ read ☊
read that...: I read that he had resigned. ☊ read ☊
read sth: Don't believe everything you read in the papers. ☊ read ☊
She's still learning to read. ☊ read ☊
Some children can read and write before they go to school. ☊ read ☊
read sth: I can't read your writing. ☊ read ☊
Can you read music? ☊ read ☊
I'm trying to read the map. ☊ read ☊
I'm going to go to bed and read. ☊ read ☊
read to sb/yourself: He liked reading to his grandchildren. ☊ read ☊
read sth: to read a book/a magazine/the newspaper ☊ read ☊
Have you read any Steinbeck (= novels by him)? ☊ read ☊
He read the poem aloud. ☊ read ☊
read sth to sb/yourself: Go on—read it to us. ☊ read ☊
read sb sth: She read us a story. ☊ read ☊
an avid reader of science fiction ☊ reader ☊
a fast/slow reader ☊ reader ☊
The reader is left to draw his or her own conclusions. ☊ reader ☊
readers' letters ☊ reader ☊
Are you a 'Times' reader? ☊ reader ☊
Meter readings are taken every three months. ☊ reading ☊
reading matter/material ☊ reading ☊
a series of reading books for children ☊ reading ☊
a reading list (= a list of books, etc. that students are expected to read for a particular subject) ☊ reading ☊
further reading (= at the end of a book, a list of other books that give more information about the same subject) ☊ reading ☊
The report makes for interesting reading (= it is interesting to read) ☊ reading ☊
The article is not exactly light reading (= it is not easy to read). ☊ reading ☊
My hobbies include reading and painting. ☊ reading ☊
He needs more help with his reading. ☊ reading ☊
Are you any good at map reading? ☊ reading ☊
reading glasses (= worn when reading) ☊ reading ☊
a reading lamp/light (= one that can be moved to shine light onto sth that you are reading) ☊ reading ☊
She has a reading knowledge of German (= she can understand written German). ☊ reading ☊
Are you nearly ready? ☊ ready ☊
'Shall we go?' 'I'm ready when you are!' ☊ ready ☊
ready for sth: I'm just getting the kids ready for school. ☊ ready ☊
I was twenty years old and ready for anything. ☊ ready ☊
I'm not sure if Karen is ready for marriage yet. ☊ ready ☊
ready to do sth: Right, we're ready to go. ☊ ready ☊
Volunteers were ready and waiting to pack the food in boxes. ☊ ready ☊
Come on, dinner's ready! ☊ ready ☊
The new building should be ready by 2015. ☊ ready ☊
ready for sth: Can you help me get everything ready for the party? ☊ ready ☊
ready to do sth: The contract will be ready to sign in two weeks. ☊ ready ☊
recommend (sb) doing sth: He recommended reading the book before seeing the movie. ☊ recommend ☊
Her body has already rejected two kidneys. ☊ reject ☊
repeat yourself: Do say if I'm repeating myself (= if I have already said this). ☊ repeat ☊
a reply-paid envelope (= on which you do not have to put a stamp because it has already been paid for) ☊ reply ☊
He's already been reported twice for arriving late. ☊ report ☊
'Hamlet' is required reading (= must be read) for this course. ☊ require ☊
I don't feel ready to take on new responsibilities. ☊ responsibility ☊
deep spreading roots ☊ root ☊
to start/spread a rumour ☊ rumour ☊
rumour (of sth): There are widespread rumours of job losses. ☊ rumour ☊
She moved away like a ship in full sail (= with all its sails spread out). ☊ sail ☊
How much does it read on the scale? ☊ scale ☊
a scare story (= a news report that spreads more anxiety or fear about sth than is necessary) ☊ scare ☊
The tunnel project has already fallen behind schedule. ☊ schedule ☊
The spreadsheet application is second only to word processing in terms of popularity. ☊ second ☊
teachers of English as a second language (= to people who already speak one or more other languages) ☊ second ☊
see to do sth: It was getting dark and I couldn't see to read. ☊ see ☊
A selection of readers' comments are published below. ☊ selection ☊
an actor's sensitive reading of the poem ☊ sensitive ☊
She read out the list in sharp, clipped tones. ☊ sharp ☊
Cameras ready? OK, shoot! ☊ shoot ☊
a short book (= taking a short time to read, because it does not have many pages) ☊ short ☊
I'll be ready shortly. ☊ shortly ☊
show yourself to be/have sth: He has shown himself to be ready to make compromises. ☊ show ☊
show that...: He has shown that he is ready to make compromises. ☊ show ☊
At first sight, it may look like a generous offer, but always read the small print. ☊ at first sight ☊
The drug has had no significant effect on stopping the spread of the disease. ☊ significant ☊
We had a simple meal of soup and bread. ☊ simple ☊
simple pleasures, like reading and walking ☊ simple ☊
Are you ready to order, sir? ☊ sir ☊
a slice of bread ☊ slice ☊
She worked hard so that everything would be ready in time. ☊ so ☊
spend sth: I've spent all my money already. ☊ spend ☊
spread sth: Why not pay monthly and spread the cost of your car insurance? ☊ spread ☊
spread sth (out) (over sth): A series of five interviews will be spread over two days. ☊ spread ☊
spread sth between sb/sth: We attempted to spread the workload between the departments. ☊ spread ☊
spread (A on/over B): to spread butter on pieces of toast ☊ spread ☊
spread (B with A): pieces of toast spread with butter ☊ spread ☊
If the paint is too thick, it will not spread evenly. ☊ spread ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The fire rapidly spread to adjoining buildings. ☊ spread ☊
Water began to spread across the floor. ☊ spread ☊
A smile spread slowly across her face. ☊ spread ☊
spread sth: Using too much water could spread the stain. ☊ spread ☊
Seeds and pollen are spread by the wind. ☊ spread ☊
We have 10 000 members spread all over the country. ☊ spread ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The disease spreads easily. ☊ spread ☊
Within weeks, his confidence had spread throughout the team. ☊ spread ☊
Use of computers spread rapidly during that period. ☊ spread ☊
spread sth: to spread rumours/lies about sb ☊ spread ☊
The disease is spread by mosquitoes. ☊ spread ☊
She spread her arms and the child ran towards her. ☊ spread ☊
to spread a cloth on a table ☊ spread ☊
Sue spread the map out on the floor. ☊ spread ☊
The bird spread its wings. ☊ spread ☊
Papers had been spread out on the desk. ☊ spread ☊
There's more room to spread out in first class. ☊ spread out, spread yourself out ☊
Do you have to spread yourself out all over the sofa? ☊ spread out, spread yourself out ☊
The searchers spread out to cover the area faster. ☊ spread out, spread yourself out ☊
to prevent the spread of disease ☊ spread ☊
to encourage the spread of information ☊ spread ☊
Shut doors to delay the spread of fire. ☊ spread ☊
the spread of a city into the surrounding areas ☊ spread ☊
The cat crouched ready to spring. ☊ spring ☊
I only started (= began to read) this book yesterday. ☊ start ☊
state sth: He has already stated his intention to run for election. ☊ state ☊
There is no need to state the obvious (= to say sth that everyone already knows). ☊ state ☊
He read the children a story. ☊ story ☊
The lion crouched ready to strike. ☊ strike ☊
It was a real struggle to be ready on time. ☊ struggle ☊
I like reading and stuff. ☊ stuff ☊
This war has caused widespread human suffering. ☊ suffering ☊
The idea has met with widespread support. ☊ support ☊
They were surprised to find that he'd already left. ☊ surprised ☊
The two sides in the dispute say they are ready to talk. ☊ talk ☊
tell sb + speech: 'I'm ready to go now,' he told her. ☊ tell ☊
Read the text carefully and then answer the questions. ☊ text ☊
It's the best novel (that) I've ever read. ☊ that ☊
a thick slice of bread ☊ thick ☊
thickly sliced bread ☊ thickly ☊
thought (that...): She was struck by the sudden thought that he might already have left. ☊ thought ☊
a needle and thread ☊ thread ☊
a robe embroidered with gold thread ☊ thread ☊
the delicate threads of a spider's web ☊ thread ☊
I'm halfway through (= reading) her second novel. ☊ through ☊
Don't tell me how it ends—I haven't read it all the way through yet. ☊ through ☊
Our representatives are ready to help you at all times. ☊ at all times ☊
I reached the station only to find that my train had already left. ☊ to ☊
The sun was already up (= had risen) when they set off. ☊ up ☊
Read up to page 100. ☊ up to sth ☊
efforts to control urban sprawl (= the spread of city buildings into the countryside) ☊ urban ☊
The book gives readers an inside view of political life. ☊ view ☊
Reading is of vital importance in language learning. ☊ vital ☊
Reading will increase your vocabulary. ☊ vocabulary ☊
Heat the bread until it is warm to the touch. ☊ warm ☊
A wave of panic spread through the crowd. ☊ wave ☊
Education is the only weapon to fight the spread of the disease. ☊ weapon ☊
Rain is spreading from the west. ☊ west ☊
Where (= in what book, newspaper, etc.) did you read that? ☊ where ☊
white bread ☊ white ☊
Her books are widely read (= a lot of people read them). ☊ widely ☊
He's an educated, widely-read man (= he has read a lot of books). ☊ widely ☊
You'll have had dinner already, I suppose. ☊ will ☊
A word of warning: read the instructions very carefully. ☊ word ☊
She burned the letters so that her husband would never read them. ☊ would ☊
In some countries children don't start learning to read and write until they are six. ☊ write ☊
Our son's having problems with his reading and writing (= at school) ☊ writing ☊
'Are you ready?' 'No, not yet.' ☊ yet ☊
déjà ☊ les rues étaient déjà pleines de monde ☊
lire ☊ je ne voulais pas lire mes poèmes ☊
prêt ☊ le dîner est prêt! ☊
travers ☊ le héros se promenait à travers le monde ☊
lecture ☊ elle consacrait son temps à la lecture ☊
étendre ☊ je me suis étendue sur le sol de ma chambre ☊
fil ☊ Joseph Glidden fait breveter le fil de fer barbelé ☊
terrible ☊ c’était terrible! la situation était terrible ☊
lecteur ☊ j’espère ne pas perdre des lecteurs ☊
diffusion ☊ la diffusion débridée d’armes crée de nouvelles menaces ☊
répartir ☊ ils se répartissent en trois grands groupes ☊
répandre ☊ la lumière du couloir se répandait dans la chambre ☊
semer ☊ ça sème la confusion dans l’esprit des gens ☊
répartition ☊ je suis pour la répartition des tâches ☊
filet ☊ le navire a même coupé ses filets ☊
pain ☊ ça grille le pain pendant qu’on le tranche ☊
apprêter ☊ nous nous apprêtons à adopter un nouveau système ☊
disperser ☊ l’armée va disperser la foule ☊
horrible ☊ la violence est une chose horrible ☊
redouter ☊ elle redoutait que sa fille ne devînt une intellectuelle ☊
terreur ☊ de terreur, ses cheveux sont devenus blancs ☊
angoisse ☊ je m’étais endormi dans l’angoisse ☊
défiler ☊ les manifestants ont défilé silencieusement dans la rue ☊
propagation ☊ vous vous acheminez vers une propagation de votre théorie? ☊
envergure ☊ quel projet d’envergure se fait instantané- ment? ☊
propager ☊ vous propagez le malheur des gens au monde entier ☊
étaler ☊ j’ai étalé mon manteau sur votre lit ☊
déploiement ☊ il s’agirait du premier déploiement de missiles sol-air ☊
épouvantable ☊ c’est un épouvantable malentendu ☊
relire ☊ il relisait, corrigeait et reprenait le travail du jour ☊
affreux ☊ j’ai fait un cauchemar affreux ☊
appréhender ☊ 15.000 clandestins ont été appréhendés ☊