Also means
reading book
Usage Note
Lesebuch refers to a curated collection of texts used in German schools to teach reading and literature. Unlike a Schulbuch (textbook), it emphasises varied prose and poetry rather than subject instruction.
Examples
"Im Lesebuch der vierten Klasse fanden sich Gedichte und kurze Geschichten."
Natural Translation
The fourth-grade reader contained poems and short stories.
Literal Translation
In the reading-book of the fourth class found themselves poems and short stories.
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