Contain and Read

Contain

Contain verb - To have within.

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Read and contain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Read" instead a verb "Contain".

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

Read verb - To go over and mentally take in the content of.

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Contain and read are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contain" instead a verb "Read".

people	contain people	read people
part	contain part	read part
word	contain word	read word
material	contain material	read material
Other words: story, words, information, message, version, books, lyrics, stories, memories, tropes.

The story is told in chapters, with each chapter being its own self-contain mini-arc, and the strips themselves are read right-to-left instead of the standard left-to-right.

Source: Webcomic / Aki-chan's Life
Hermaeus Mora also has 7 black books that contain ancient spells available for the Dragonborn to read.

Source: Keeper of Forbidden Knowledge
Warning: This fic contain gore, child molestation and complete aversion of Infant Immortality, read at your own risks.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Mass Effect

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