a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; " he could not believe the meter reading"; " the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"

a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; " he has a job meter reading for the gas company"

a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; " he enjoys reading books"

written material intended to be read; " the teacher assigned new readings"; " he bought some reading material at the airport"

a particular interpretation or performance; " on that reading it was an insult"; " he was famous for his reading of Mozart"

a public instance of reciting or repeating ( from memory) something prepared in advance; " the program included songs and recitations of well- loved poems"

of Read

The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read.

Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading.

A lecture or prelection; public recital.

The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; version.

Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of rendering.

An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer.

Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.

Addicted to reading; as, a reading community.

Perusal of written or printed matter; study of books; scholarship; public recital; as, to give readings from the poets; form of a particular passage in a book; as, various readings of a passage in Shakespeare; written or printed matter to be perused; manner of interpreting; as, an actor's reading of his lines; that which is shown by a scientific instrument; as, the reading of a gas meter.

Addicted to reading.

Act of reading: persual: study of books: public or formal recital: the way in which a passage reads: an interpretation of a passage or work.

Perusal; recital; interpretation or language of a passage.

The act of one who reads; study.

That which is read; exact form of a passage or word in a given book; interpretation; rendering.

Addicted to or devoted to reading.

The act of reading; study of books; a lecture; a public recital; the way in which a passage reads; interpretation and rendering; the formal recital of a bill by the proper officer before the legislative body which is to consider it.

A perusal; a public recital; a lecture; a given word or passage as it reads in a particular MS. or printed book; a version or interpretation of a particular passage in a book, as conveying the true meaning of its author; the formal recital of a bill before Parliament, as first reading.

All the time that you were reading. – Mabel's Mistake by Ann S. Stephens

Rennie was reading this all wrong. – Rebel Spurs by Andre Norton

She's been reading ... – Brain Twister by Gordon Randall Garrett Laurence Mark Janifer

" About four years ago I began a work, which had cost me very much thought and reading. – Green Tea; Mr. Justice Harbottle by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu

It was the same with her reading. – The Other Girls by Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

Do go on reading. – The Twelfth Hour by Ada Leverson

I had been reading the note again. – The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart

And he has saved me the trouble of reading more. – The Inside of the Cup, Complete by Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009

I think you were reading his message at the time I entered. – The Bluff of the Hawk by Anthony Gilmore

I think it is afterwards, by reading up on the subject, that one becomes first conscious of them. – Our Journey to the Hebrides by Joseph Pennell and Elizabeth Robins Pennell

She had a letter to write, and I have been reading. – Jewel A Chapter In Her Life by Clara Louise Burnham

She was reading aloud from a paper that lay on the table before her. – Gritli's Children by Johanna Spyri

He could see her reading what he had written. – The Tin Soldier by Temple Bailey

" Here, this looks like it," said Telson, reading. – The Willoughby Captains by Talbot Baines Reed

You would like to hear reading, now, wouldn't you? – Opportunities by Susan Warner

During the reading that followed he sat back in his deep chair, his eyes closed. – The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart

This was plain reading. – The Boss of Little Arcady by Harry Leon Wilson

I was reading from Sir Deryck's letter. – The Rosary by Florence L. Barclay

I've just been reading all about him, and you can't think what fun they used to have! – The Twelfth Hour by Ada Leverson