prepared text
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpreparedandtext
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prepared
adjective
uk/prɪˈpeəd/us/prɪˈperd/
ready to deal with ...
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text
noun
uk/tekst/us/tekst/
the written words in a book, magazine, etc., not ...
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(Definition ofpreparedandtextfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofprepared text
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She was reading from apreparedtext.
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There must be speciallypreparedtextbooks.
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I did not speak from apreparedtext.
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It would be even better if he did not have apreparedtext.
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I did not speak from apreparedtext, but touched on these subjects in my remarks.
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Thepreparedtextwas not significantly changed but some additional points were made in reply to the foregoing discussion.
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I shall not read from apreparedtext, but will try to reply to the debate itself.
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I thought that he was on shaky ground because in one part of his speech he was obviously reading verbatim from apreparedtext.
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I think that he realised that he was digging himself a hole because he abandoned that strategy and returned to hispreparedtext.
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We all know how easy it is, even when reading apreparedtext, to give some added emphasis, without adding anything so formal as a gloss.
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She slavishly adhered to apreparedtextand gave not the slightest indication that she had seen or read it in advance, let alone written a word of it.
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A large, slow-speaking man who always read from apreparedtext, he impressed his listeners as being more sincere than a glib, extemporaneous speaker.
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His speech at the convention also did not increase the partys respect for him: he spoke without apreparedtextfor only 12 of the 19 minutes allotted to him.
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