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WordBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
skim
/ˈskɪm/
verb
To read quickly to get the main idea without studying every word.
- “Skim the passage first to see what it is about.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))