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  1. noun The act or activity of one that reads.
  2. noun The act or practice of rendering aloud written or printed matter: skilled at forensic reading.
  3. noun An official or public recitation of written material: the reading of a will; a reading by the poet of her own works.
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  • I like reading, and I think the perfect device to ensure I keep up with my reading is the Kindle, the platform for reading e-books by Amazon.
  • A plain English reading, noting which parts of the sentence modify other parts should make it simple - but even legislators and their staff can't be trusted on that, either. —  Firedoglake
  • Additional casting for the reading will be announced shortly. —  Playbill.com : News
  • Kühner Footnote 148 This reading has been adopted by Dindorf and others, from a conjecture of Brodæus or Muretus; the manuscripts have all except two, one of which has the ν erased in and the other Those who read with Dindorf refer to Plutarch de Placit. —  The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis
  • Second Reading This reading should be accompanied with a careful and detailed study, both of thought and form. —  Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College
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  1. from Middle English redynge, ræding, reading, from Anglo-Saxon rǣding, reading, a reading, a passage or lesson, also rule, government; verbal noun of rǣdan, counsel, rule, read: see read.
 

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