Sentence examples for a long reading from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a long reading" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a reading material that is extensive in length, such as a book, article, or passage.
Example: "For our next class, please prepare for a long reading on the history of art movements."
Alternatives: "an extensive reading" or "a lengthy reading".

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The rally began with prayers and a long reading from the Koran.

When consulted on the Congregation B'nai Israel project, Schapiro gave Motherwell a long reading list and advised him to visit the Jewish Museum.

He then celebrated the fact that such a long reading would eat into the time during which he would be expected to answer questions.

One afternoon, a number of performers, including the Emmy-winning actress S. Epatha Merkerson, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Reg E. Cathay, sat at a long reading table in one of the Public's darkened auditoriums.

I made a long reading list and I came in every weekend of my first year and put myself through school.

So the use-case is presumably more about filling in dead time during coffee breaks and commutes, rather than getting people to curl up in bed or on the sofa with their iPad for a long reading session — as you might expect them to do with an actual, paper magazine.

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It is a long read but a rewarding one.

It's kind of the radio equivalent of a "long read".

To The Wedding is a short book but a long read.

Walden's memoir is, at 396 pages, quite a long read.

(Here is one rather egregious example, it is a long read, but quite appropriate).

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