All or all means the entire lot, set or quantity of--
Did you have to eat all of the cookies?
He spent all of his money on comic books.
All may also mean completely--
Are you all right?
Is it all finished?
Awl or awl ( rhymes with all ) means a tool used for boring holes--
He made a new hole in his belt with an awl.
Don't let junior play with the awl. It's sharp, and he might get hurt.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"If I had an awl, I could make new holes for all of the shoelaces."
Note--"all right" is always 2 words, meaning "is everything right?", or "everything is right"--
Are you all right?
We are all right.
Are the answers all right?
The answers are all right.
"Already" ( one word, one "l" ) means "so soon?" or "so quickly"--
Is it quitting time already?
Are we already home?
We are already home!
Are we going already?
We are going already!
"All ready" ( 2 words, 2 "l's" ) means "everything or everyone set to go", or "everything or everyone prepared"--
I was waiting until dinner was all ready to call everyone to the table.
We are all ready to go.
We are all ready to go already.
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read, reed, red, read, ready, already
Read or read ( rhymes with reed ) means in to look at printed words or writing and take in their meaning--
I think I'll read a book.
I will read that tomorrow.
I will read that later.
Read has a past tense (yesterday, or some time ago) form that is spelled the same, but sounds different. It rhymes with red--
Yesterday I read a book.
I read that earlier today.
Reed or reed means a plant--used to make the mouthpiece of reed instruments, such as the clarinet--
There are a lot of reeds growing by the stream.
I have to replace the reed in my clarinet.
Red or red is the color, as in a box of crayons--
I like a lot of red decorations for holidays.
To "see red" means to get angry.
Ready means set to go, or prepared and waiting for use--it sounds like red, the color--
The person who is fixing my car said it will be ready tomorrow.
Are you ready to go?
Already means sooner than expected--
Is it Monday already?
Already also means done or accomplished before the action in the rest of the sentence--
When we got there, they had already closed.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"I have already read the red book. I would like to read the book about reeds. Is it ready?"
Note--"Rede" is an old-fashioned or archaic word meaning to counsel or give advice--
Ye would not reck my rede, forsooth.
Note # 2--already is one word.
It is possible, however, to make a sensible sentence with the two words "all" and "ready" together--the meaning would be that everyone or everything is ready--
Where are the actors? Are they all ready to go?
Are they ready already?
Are they all ready already?
Note # 3----the town of Reading, Pennsylvania, is pronounced "red-ing".
With a small "r"--reading--the same word may mean reading a book--pronounced "reed-ing".
If "reading" is at the beginning of a sentence, it will begin with a capital "R"--so we would have to read the sentence first, to find out if it is about reading a book, or about Reading, Pennsylvania.
Reading is in Pennsylvania.
"Reading is fundamental."
I think I'll read a book.
I will read that tomorrow.
I will read that later.
Read has a past tense (yesterday, or some time ago) form that is spelled the same, but sounds different. It rhymes with red--
Yesterday I read a book.
I read that earlier today.
Reed or reed means a plant--used to make the mouthpiece of reed instruments, such as the clarinet--
There are a lot of reeds growing by the stream.
I have to replace the reed in my clarinet.
Red or red is the color, as in a box of crayons--
I like a lot of red decorations for holidays.
To "see red" means to get angry.
Ready means set to go, or prepared and waiting for use--it sounds like red, the color--
The person who is fixing my car said it will be ready tomorrow.
Are you ready to go?
Already means sooner than expected--
Is it Monday already?
Already also means done or accomplished before the action in the rest of the sentence--
When we got there, they had already closed.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"I have already read the red book. I would like to read the book about reeds. Is it ready?"
Note--"Rede" is an old-fashioned or archaic word meaning to counsel or give advice--
Ye would not reck my rede, forsooth.
Note # 2--already is one word.
It is possible, however, to make a sensible sentence with the two words "all" and "ready" together--the meaning would be that everyone or everything is ready--
Where are the actors? Are they all ready to go?
Are they ready already?
Are they all ready already?
Note # 3----the town of Reading, Pennsylvania, is pronounced "red-ing".
With a small "r"--reading--the same word may mean reading a book--pronounced "reed-ing".
If "reading" is at the beginning of a sentence, it will begin with a capital "R"--so we would have to read the sentence first, to find out if it is about reading a book, or about Reading, Pennsylvania.
Reading is in Pennsylvania.
"Reading is fundamental."
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