a little |
If you are a little tired, you are tired to a small degree. If you usually read a little before going to sleep, then you read for a small amount of time before you go to sleep. [1/3 definitions] |
ancient |
Something ancient is a thing that existed or happened a very, very long time ago, like an ancient kingdom or an ancient tribe of people. When you read about an "ancient country," that country might still exist now--like Egypt or Greece--but you are reading about that country the way it was maybe thousands of years ago. [1/2 definitions] |
article |
An article is something you can read in a magazine or newspaper. You can also find articles on a website or in some kinds of books. An article talks about real things. It is not a story that the writer has made up. An article is not usually very long. Sometimes it can fit on just one part of a page. A newspaper has many articles. [1/3 definitions] |
audio |
Anything audio has something to do with sound. An audio book is a book that you can hear being read. An audio tape is a tape that has sound recorded on it and that you can listen to. [1/3 definitions] |
ban1 |
When something is banned, it is not allowed because of a rule or law. If a school bans a book, then no one is allowed to read it. If a new law bans a kind of medicine, then companies cannot sell it anymore and doctors cannot give it. [1/2 definitions] |
bingo |
a game in which players try to match numbers on a card with numbers read out by a caller. Each player has a card with numbered squares. The player who is the first to cover a whole row of squares is the winner. |
blog |
A blog is something that people write and let other people read on a website. When people have a blog, they write things every day or very often. They write about something they have done, or that they like, or something that they just think is interesting. |
book |
A book is something to read, look at, or draw on. It's made up of sheets of paper between two covers. Each sheet is called a page, and the pages usually have writing or pictures on them. Some books have empty pages so you can write or draw on them. [1/2 definitions] |
bookworm |
a person who loves to study and read books. [1/2 definitions] |
Braille |
(often lowercase) a writing and printing system for blind people, in which patterns of raised dots are used to represent letters. Blind people touch the dots with their fingers to read. |
bulletin board |
A bulletin board is a kind of board that usually hangs on a wall in a public place or in your home. People put up notices and other things on the board that they want people to read or that they want to remember. |
cartoon |
A cartoon is a picture or set of pictures that make people laugh or think. People draw cartoons. They are not photographs. Cartoons often have words for you to read that show what a character is thinking or saying. [1/2 definitions] |
CD1 |
abbreviation of "compact disk," a round, flat disk that sound can be recorded on and that people can listen to. Other types of information can be stored on a CD also. The information on a CD is in the same form as the information stored in a computer. It is digital information. You play a CD on a special device that has a laser in it that can "read" the information on the CD. |
chant |
to read or speak in a chant. [1/4 definitions] |
charming |
If something is charming, it has something that attracts people and makes them happy. A charming story makes children pay attention right away, and it delights them. They might want to hear it or read it many times. If a person is charming, they make people like them right away. They are pleasant and make people smile. |
clear |
When you read something, and it is clear, it means that it is easy to understand. [1/7 definitions] |
comma |
A comma is a little mark (,) that we use in writing. A comma separates words or parts of a sentence and makes the sentence easier to understand when people read it. We also use commas to separate things in a list and when we write large numbers like one thousand (1,000) and one million (1,000,000). |
compact disk |
a small disk on which music or information is stored. A compact disk is played on a machine that uses a laser to read it. |
deliver |
to speak or read aloud. [1/5 definitions] |
den |
A den is a comfortable room in a house where people read, watch TV, play games, or do other things to relax. [1/2 definitions] |
dictate |
to say or read aloud for someone to write down or for a machine to record. [1/3 definitions] |