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bookcase

Matching: reading
Start with both hands flat, palms touching. Bring main hand out to the side, keeping other hand still. Then take main hand back to other hand so that fingertips touch wrist and move hand out to side again.
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story

Matching: reading
With right hand flat at chest height, palm facing you; slide other hand, palm facing you, down palm and forearm.
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book

Matching: reading
Flat hands with sides together, as if the covers of a book, open and close
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read

Matching: reading
Hold one hand flat in front of you, fingers horizontal, palm towards eyes. Slide pointer and middle finger fingertips left to right across hand twice. (May also be signed moving fingers up and down across palm)
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thread

Matching: threading
Form a circle with pointer finger and thumb, palm forward, other fingers spread. Starting at shoulder height, move this hand down in an arc through your other hand, which has fingers in a sideways C Shape.
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lead

Matching: leading
With fingers and thumb (below fingers) bent; clasp the fingers of your other, flat hand, which should be palm down. Move hands off to the side, as though the bent hand is pulling the flat one.
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knead

Matching: kneading
Start with both hands palm forward, with fingers cured forward (thumb upright), and hands in front of armpits. Keeping hands in this shape, move wrists forward slightly, then arc fingers downwards and around so that wrist moves upwards and fingertips end pointing backwards. Repeat this movement two or three times.
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plea

Matching: pleading
Hold both hands flat in front of body, palms together, fingers pointing upwards. Move hands forward twice.
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Hold hand out with palm up, middle finger held in by thumb. Move arm down while letting thumb extend. One or both hands
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achieve

Matching: ready
Start with hand in a fist, thumb pointing up and palm facing shoulder. Flip hand around to be palm forward as you move hand up diagonally away from body.
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