This is the reason we can often read sentences in which the words have all their vowels missing and make sense of them.

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The new feature pops open a new frame in your inbox, letting you read the first few sentences of a message quickly.

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The device continues to read out words and sentences, adding in the ability to trace letters and write them out on its special paper.

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That is a very strong indictment, and if one had read only the first two sentences, or even just the first, one might conclude that the author was opposed to the bill.

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My 12-year-old daughter has read it more than once and can quote the more lyrical sentences.

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Read two random articles in the newspaper and write a few sentences about how they could possibly connect.

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