read-through

[ reed-throo ]

noun

Origin of read-through

First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase read through

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Now he was taking his time to read through the “2700 page” bill and see what changes could be made to win his support.
Quirky Reindeer Farmer Keeps Government Open for Christmas | Ben Jacobs | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Jeff Bridges (the Dude) and John Goodman (Walter) are meeting with the brothers for the first time to read through the script.
The Stacks: The Day ‘The Big Lebowski’ Came to Life | Alex Belth | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Bridges and Goodman read through the scenes as the Dude and Walter.
The Stacks: The Day ‘The Big Lebowski’ Came to Life | Alex Belth | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
After a cursory read-through, Walsh offered him a part in The Big Trail.
A New Biography Shows That ‘John Wayne’ Was His Own Best Creation | Christopher Bray | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
One can read through a stack of music magazines and never find any in-depth discussion of music.
Music Criticism Has Degenerated Into Lifestyle Reporting | Ted Gioia | March 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

He got up, stood still on the spot, and sat down again, again read through the paragraph.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan Turgenev
I shall carefully read through these despatches this evening, and shall discuss them with my colleagues to-morrow.
A Roving Commission | G. A. Henty
It is not a book to be read through at one sitting, but one to dip into occasionally and to ruminate over in pleased contentment.
Solomon Maimon: An Autobiography. | Solomon Maimon
Pyetushkov read through all his poor books, and praised aloud one story in the Library of Good Reading.
A Desperate Character and Other Stories | Ivan Turgenev
He who read through her lustrous, transiently dwelling eyes had not that security.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George Meredith

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