ordinary reader
collocation in Englishmeaningsofordinaryandreader
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ordinary
adjective
uk/ˈɔː.dən.əri/us/ˈɔːr.dən.er.i/
not different or special or unexpected in any ...
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reader
noun[C]
uk/ˈriː.dər/us/ˈriː.dɚ/
someone who reads for pleasure, especially a person who reads ...
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(Definition ofordinaryandreaderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofordinary reader
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It would help of course if the price of the volume were a bit more accessible to theordinaryreader.
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But even anordinaryreadermay want to influence the form of the document.
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It is therefore very difficult for theordinaryreaderto know which to follow.
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One can hardly imagine a phrase which conveys to theordinaryreaderor listener less of what it really means.
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Perhaps he meant it, but, again, he was reported in such a way that theordinaryreaderwould anticipate that they would be ready.
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Exactly what were those words intended to convey to theordinaryreader?
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Theordinaryreaderthinks that they are remote, slightly cocky and slightly wicked men.
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To theordinaryreaderit gives an impression of almost wizardry.
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How can one as anordinaryreaderof the newspapers envisage this upside-down world of ours to-day?
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The one scholar, surely, who has written innumerable books for theordinaryreaderwithout jargon so that one can understand exactly what he is saying.
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What appears in the press is usually incomprehensible to theordinaryreader; it is not understood.
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To theordinaryreaderthe words "at any time" imply an indefinite time.
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Theordinaryreaderattaches importance to a reasonable volume of choice, accessibility, an intimate atmosphere, personal attention and the feeling that it is part of the local cultural complex.
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The purpose of the pamphlets is to convey information, not otherwise readily accessible to theordinaryreader, regarding the moral and spiritual issues of the war.
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Clause 5, as drafted, does not make the offence depend on the intention of the supplier or advertiser, although theordinaryreaderwould think that it does.
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She decided to write her own translation to make it plain for theordinaryreader.
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My ambition is a text that could be read and enjoyed and reread and still enjoyed by anordinaryreaderas well as a member of the literary elite.
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Students of all ages, as well as ordinary readers, could learn a lot from simply browsing the photographs and text boxes.
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However, at the same time the pitch of the section will be to ordinary readers from the real world.
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