Add
Add verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.
Read
Read verb - To go over and mentally take in the content of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Those who read the manga, on the other hand, might find adaptations like Brotherhood pointless for this reason - they don't add anything to the manga you've already read.
Source: It's the Same, Now It Sucks -
You read a page in the edit window so you can add new things as you think of them.
- To add insult to injury, when she wins a book in a festival raffle, the host politely warns that it may be too difficult for her to read.
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