Analog Functions

I don't understand these 3 functions:

http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/AnalogRead

I am confused.

I am confused.

In what way? What don't you understand?

Well what do they do?

The first two are related, but have nothing at all to do with the third.

Reference sets the limits of the input conversion, and read, well, performs a read.

Write isn't an analogue operation at all.

The reference pages describe what they all do.
What don't you understand about them?