accelerated reader

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noun Education.

a teaching device into which a page of reading material is inserted and advanced one line at a time, gradually increasing the speed to accelerate and improve one's rate of reading comprehension.

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Words nearby accelerated reader

accede, accel., accelerando, accelerant, accelerate, accelerated reader, accelerating universe, acceleration, acceleration clause, acceleration coefficient, accelerationist

How to use accelerated reader in a sentence

Senhor José remains stationary, but this lengthy series of clauses propels the reader along an unmarked path.
The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago|Charles Shafaieh|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You, dear reader and refusenik, will likely be called a cynic or a sad sack by friends.
The Refuseniks Hiding From ‘Happy New Year’|Lizzie Crocker|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second pitfall is that Tendulkar has given the reader little of what should be a gripping, meaningful story of his life.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player|William O’Connor|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nevetheless, Democratic rule has not only failed to halt the trend, but appears to have accelerated it.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Yet Lohse is confident that the reader will take his actions as the fruits of selfless moral courage.
An Ivy League Frat Boy’s Shallow Repentance|Stefan Beck|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Finally, let me ask the general reader to put aside all prejudice, and give both sides a fair hearing.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
The old earl's property, the source of his wealth, as from his title the reader will have shrewdly guessed, was in collieries.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The reader is referred to larger works upon urinalysis for details.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Are you quite sure you have never suffered from this rather common disorder, gentle reader, at least, if you be of the male sex?
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
In case any reader should hastily exclaim, “What a ridiculous question; there can be only one southward!”
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne