v. - archaic rape (a woman).

- enrapture. ravishment n. [latin: related to *rape1]

n. - person who reads.

- book intended to give reading practice, esp. In a foreign language.

- device for producing an image that can be read from microfilm etc.

- (also reader) university lecturer of the highest grade below professor.

- publisher's employee who reports on submitted manuscripts.

- printer's proof-corrector.

- person appointed to read aloud, esp. In church.

adv. - in reality.

- very (really useful).

- indeed, i assure you.

- expression of mild protest or surprise.

n. Real estate.

n. - person who reaps.

- reaping machine.

- (the reaper or grim reaper) death personified.

—n. - motive, cause, or justification.

- fact adduced or serving as this.

- intellectual faculty by which conclusions are drawn from premisses.

- sanity (lost his reason).

- sense; sensible conduct; what is right, practical, or practicable; moderation. —v. - form or try to reach conclusions by connected thought.

- (foll. By with) use argument with (a person) by way of persuasion.

- (foll. By that) conclude or assert in argument.

- (foll. By into, out of) persuade or move by argument.

- (foll. By out) think out (consequences etc.).

- (often as reasoned adj.) Express in a logical way.

- embody reason in (an amendment etc.). by reason of owing to. In (or within) reason within the bounds of moderation. With reason justifiably. [latin ratio]

n. - partial refund.

- deduction from a sum to be paid; discount. [french rabattre: related to *re-, *abate]

- n. & v. (-ting) = *rabbet.

v. (past and past part. Rebound) bind (esp. A book) again or differently.

v. (often absol.) Computing boot up (a system) again.

—n. - rejection of one who makes advances, proffers help, shows interest, makes a request, etc.

- snub. —v. Give a rebuff to. [french from italian]