How to use "read" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "read" in popular movie and book plots

  • The following morning, married lawyers Adam and Amanda Bonner (Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn) read about the incident in the newspaper.  - Adam's Rib
  • Having read Conway's writings, Sondra believed he was the one; the Lama had agreed with her and arranged for Conway's abduction.  - Lost Horizon (1937 film)
  • Marius fulfills her request and goes into a tavern to read the letter.  - Les Misérables
  • Julian says that he wishes to retrieve his letter before Lermontov has seem it, except that Lermontov has already read the letter.  - The Red Shoes (1948 film)
  • The next morning, Spade coolly tells his office secretary, Effie Perine, to have the office door repainted to read simply "Samuel Spade".  - The Maltese Falcon (novel)
  • The story follows on from Foundation's Edge, but can be read as a complete work in itself.  - Foundation and Earth
  • In short order, every message coming to and from Chartley Hall was intercepted and read by Walsingham.  - Babington Plot
  • The ghost convinces Wenton-Weakes to read Coleridge's work, leading him to kill Albert Ross, the editor that replaced him.  - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
  • In a dream sequence, Isak is asked by Sten Alman, now the examiner, to read “foreign” letters on the blackboard.  - Wild Strawberries (film)
  • In the framing story, the grandson allows the grandfather to read on about Westley and Buttercup sharing a passionate kiss.  - The Princess Bride (film)
  • Brian writes the essay and leaves it in the library for Vernon to read after they leave.  - The Breakfast Club
  • A spunky schoolgirl, Sonoda Yuki, and her friends, Asako and Mami, see him sitting amidst piles of read manga, and ask him what he is doing.  - Megatokyo
  • Ximénez decides to forget the introduction and has Cardinal Fang read out charges of heresy against the woman.  - The Spanish Inquisition (Monty Python)
  • The King and his close family, watching in secret, were among the spectators as the Lords Commissioners read out the list of charges.  - Guy Fawkes
  • Guy Montag is a "fireman" employed to burn the possessions of those who read outlawed books.  - Fahrenheit 451
  • Snowball teaches the animals to read and write, while Napoleon educates young puppies on the principles of Animalism.  - Animal Farm

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