Word: well-read
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...degraded form of a human being" he has ever seen. Because Merrick will only grunt and growl, Treves takes him for an imbecile: "For his own sake, I pray to God he's an idiot." But the doctor soon discovers that his specimen is not only intelligent, but well-read and inquisitive, a sensitive young man painfully aware of his condition. Refusing to return him to his sideshow master, Treves sets out to educate the incurable Elephant Man, to make him an example of Victorian refinement, to prove that kindness and culture can bring out the beauty...
...self-taught man, Malin is well-read and at one time expected to study at Oxford. His apartment reveals his nature: over 2000 neatly arranged books line the walls, while organized files contain his many manuscripts...
...distributed the papers in the morning. At first, I felt as though my task was to toss the papers along an incredible obstacle course. I'd never remember that the Culture Desk only received two late city editions and three Village Voices, and no copes of People. That well-read periodical would go to some other desk...
...press has not been able to hurt him as badly as most people thought. Whatever the merits of the Globe report, he managed to neutralize its impact with a strategically timed resignation, letting columnists on both side of the issue keep his name in the spotlight with harmless but well-read arguments about innocence or guilt...
...Well-Read. "Anyone who underestimates Billy," Jimmy Carter said last week, "is making a serious mistake." Billy lasted less than a year at Emory University. But he reads four Georgia papers each day, as well as three books a week (Faulkner is a favorite). Says Jimmy: "Billy's a much better-read person than...