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read swiftly
verb as in skim
Example Sentences
The excavations on the Heath in 1894 were short-lived: Read swiftly determined that there were, in fact, no remains of the Icenic queen, or anyone else, in the mound.
“I did not in the least regret reading every word of his book,” Vidal added, “though I suspect he is a writer best read swiftly by the page in order to get the sweep of his narrative while overlooking the infelicities of style and the shallowness of mind.”
Mark Lawson in the Guardian writes: "In person, she was much cleverer and more thoughtful than was suggested by prose deliberately written to be read swiftly and widely translated. She was a feminist less by ideology than through the example of equalling or bettering the achievements of men."
In person, she was much cleverer and more thoughtful than was suggested by prose deliberately written to be read swiftly and widely translated.
But reading with the aid of this “brain app” permits us to read swiftly and with depth and understanding — while reading with an app like Spritz allows us only to read simply, foolishly fast.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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