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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a little reading" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a small amount of reading material or a brief period of reading.
Example: "After dinner, I like to do a little reading before going to bed."
Alternatives: "some light reading" or "a bit of reading".
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I did a little reading too.
Cathy took the opportunity to do a little reading.
We tend to eat dinner pretty late, so usually after dinner is a little reading in bed.
They spotted there was a problem and one teacher used to pull you out of lessons and have a little reading session with you by yourself.
It may take a little reading between the lines, but this discussion will give you a clear sense of how you and your work have been perceived so far.
Unfortunately, a little reading shows that there's a lot of it, that it comes all the time, and that the more Chesterton tries to justify it the worse it gets.
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The viewer looks a little, reads a label, says "I get it" and shuffles on.
Then we had a little read-through of what we had come up with, in New York, at Playwrights' Horizon.
"I've got a load of pamphlets round here if you want a little read of them after".
I'm already so proud of who she is, though she can be a little (read: a lot) loud, a little bossy, and kind of a dork.
Yeah, it's brilliant [NHS Pregnancy Book], I always look there when I need reassurance or just a little read through really.
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