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Used with adjectives:
"
The author's latest book should be very popular."
(latest, new, newest, recent, upcoming)
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The library has many books."
(many, various)
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This store only carries best-selling books."
(best-selling, paperback, hardcover, rare, second-hand, used)
"
I'm looking for a children's book."
(children's, coloring, comic, picture, story, cook, travel, reference, history, science)
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This book is excellent."
(excellent, fascinating, wonderful, great, interesting, terrific)
"
His first book is very famous."
(famous, influential, important, controversial)
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Open your text books."
(text, school, reading, work, math)
"
She lost her address book."
(address, phone, telephone)
"
This is my favorite book."
(favorite)
Used with verbs:
"
I read a book while waiting for my turn."
(read, flipped through, paged through, skimmed through, looked at)
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I'm not looking forward to studying this book."
(studying, reading)
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Please open your books."
(open, close, shut, take out, put away)
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Who authored this book?"
(authored, wrote, illustrated, published)
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This book has been reprinted many times."
(reprinted, edited, proofread, revised, translated, reviewed)
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She illustrates children's books."
(illustrates)
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The book was banned in this country."
(be + banned, be + censored)
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Libraries let us check out books."
(check out, borrow, take out, renew)
"
She keeps the company's account books."
(keeps, checks, audits)
Used with nouns:
"
What's the book title?"
(title, name)
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He's a book reviewer."
(reviewer, editor)
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We belong to a book club."
(club)
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Don't forget your book bag."
(bag)
Used with prepositions:
"
The answer is found in his latest book."
(in)
"
He is writing a book about his life experiences."
(about, on)
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I love books by Ernest Hemingway."
(by)
