He attempted to take poison, but fortunately he was saved.

He took poison out of despair.

He finished reading the book by speedreading.

He marked my message as read, but he hasn't replied yet.

He got infected with syphilis.

The doctor told him that he might have been infected with syphilis.

He mispronounced the English word.

She was called a wicked woman in that village.

He is good at sight reading piano music.

She appeared in the magazine as a reader model.