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Definition of Read between the lines
1. Verb. Read what is implied but not expressed on the surface.
Definition of Read between the lines
1. Verb. (idiomatic) to infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Read Between The Lines
Literary usage of Read between the lines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"The mind that is accustomed to read between the lines can trace, in their various
changes and developments, similar changes and developments in habits, ..."
2. A History of the City of Newark, New Jersey, Embracing Practically Two and a by Frank John Urquhart, Lewis Historical Publishing Co (1913)
"... In the replacing of the old frame structure by modern and well-equipped
buildings, an Internal and more vital development may be read between the lines. ..."
3. I Read It, But I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers by Cris Tovani (2000)
"She smiled and said, "Cris, you need to read between the lines. ... When teachers
use phrases like read between the lines, make an inference, ..."
4. The Magazine of Poetry and Literary Review (1892)
"So do not heed these written signs, For you must read between the lines To gather
all my meaning. LOVE'S RETURN. THEY had a quarrel, and she sent His ..."
5. Between the Lines by Boyd Cable (1915)
"BETWEEN THE LINES THE ADVANCED TRENCHES Being in some sort the fashion of story
that may be read "Between the Lines" of the Official War Despatches. ..."
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