READING, n. The general body of what one reads. In our country it cons…

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READING, n. The general body of what one reads. In our country it consists, as a rule, of Indiana novels, short stories in dialect and humor in slang. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.176, 谷月社
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READING, n. The general body of what one reads. In our country it consists, as a rule, of Indiana novels, short stories in dialect and humor in slang. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.176, 谷月社

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