Phrase guide
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Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A type of book designed for individuals who are learning to read in a particular language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: education
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noun
A book of church lessons; a lectionary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
From Middle English redyng bok, from Old English rǣdingbōc (“a book containing lessons; lectionary”), equivalent to reading + book.
