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Example sentences for "would read"

  • He would just sit there and look, or if he had something to read, he would read.

  • He had prepared a resolution to this effect, which he would read in his place.

  • In my dread of the end of the vacation and their coming back, I could not read a boy's name, without enquiring in what tone and with what emphasis he would read, "Take care of him.

  • Mr. Micawber took the opportunity of Traddles putting on his great coat, to slip a letter into my hand, with a whispered request that I would read it at my leisure.

  • In after years he would read them, and strange were the memories they brought!

  • I promised to abide by his directions, and he said that he would read me the newspaper himself twice a week to amuse me, and by way of a beginning he informed me that the famous Pompadour was dead.

  • I put it in my pocket, saying I would read it at my leisure.

  • His lordship smiled and said very pleasantly that he would read it after dinner, and would see what he could do for his friend Zaguri.

  • I opened it, but finding that it covered four pages, I said I would read it when I got home, as the box was dark.

  • He would read a single sentence from the report of the majority, which conclusively established this position.

  • It was the 15th section of the charter: he would read it.

  • He would read an extract from her constitution, by which it would appear that only six months' previous residence was required to acquire the right of suffrage.

  • He would read to them various accounts of the same person or event, and make them notice the points of agreement and disagreement.

  • Mr. GERRY said, it would read better if it was, that no religious doctrine shall be established by law.

  • At the end of each day he would read to the others what he had written, to their enjoyment and wonder.

  • He would read for a negro church when he would have refused a cathedral.

  • In my dread of the end of the vacation and their coming back, I could not read a boy's name, without inquiring in what tone and with what emphasis HE would read, 'Take care of him.

  • Mr. Micawber took the opportunity of Traddles putting on his great-coat, to slip a letter into my hand, with a whispered request that I would read it at my leisure.

  • If any change should be made, I would read, --for their remove.

  • But I would read motive, which, without any distortion of its meaning, suits the speaker's purpose.

  • I would read, Do not Brutus bootless kneel!

  • I would read sore or sour for 'sorry'; Collier's folio proposes solemn.

  • As there is still a syllable wanting, I would read 'Valentines,' a mode of forming the genitive not unusual in our author's early plays.

  • I would read Oute of my chaumbre forthe I went, And tooke my hors; I never stent.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "would read" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    companions were; hill and; would accept; would also; would better; would cause; would desire; would have been difficult; would have been impossible; would have you know; would help; would lose; would not; would not live alway; would observe; would please; would scarcely; would seem; would show; would soon; would stand; would stop; would tell; would then; would thou; would venture