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# reading

«reading» in Mova's school dictionary: **looking at written words and understanding them** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (reading, readings); verb (-ing form of read)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Reading is looking at written words and understanding them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#m1)

2) A reading is a piece of writing read aloud to people, as in church or at a wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#m2)

3) A reading is the number shown on a measuring instrument, like a thermometer or meter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#m3)

4) A reading is the way you understand something, an interpretation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#m4)

5) (UK) Reading is also the name of a town in England, said «RED-ing». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#m5)

6) (law) A reading is a stage when a new law is discussed in parliament. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In school, reading is a core subject: reading books, reading comprehension, reading aloud. In church, people read readings from the Bible. In science, pupils take readings from thermometers, scales and rulers. Phrases: «reading book», «take a reading», «the first reading», «a reading age», «light reading».

### examples

- Reading every evening helps you learn new words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#x1)
- My reading book is about a talking fox. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#x2)
- The first reading in church was from the Book of Isaiah. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#x3)
- Take a reading from the thermometer every hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#x4)
- The meter reading shows how much electricity we used. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#x5)
- My reading of the poem is that it is about loneliness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#x6)
- We drove through Reading on the way to London. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#x7)
- "Brothers!" said Vanya, "I've done my share of reading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/#x8)

### note

«Reading» the activity is uncountable; a reading (Bible passage, measurement) is countable. Pronunciation trap: «reading» (REE-ding) as the activity, but the town is «RED-ing». Science: always write the unit with a reading (21 °C, 3.5 kg).

### In the corpora

- [Laundry means sorting colours, reading labels and choosing the right temperature; a red sock in a white wash turns everything pink.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home/8/)
- [Reading-log comments are meant to show what you thought, so copied ones are pointless.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/11-school-rules-honesty-and-wrong-accusations/13/)
- [Most artists need reading, maths and business skills to manage money and deals, and many have other jobs, especially at first.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work/9/)
- [Vets often take a pet's temperature with a thermometer under the tail, because it gives an accurate reading.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/227-the-vet/7/)
- [Dogs have lived with people for thousands of years and have become experts at reading us: our pointing fingers, faces and voices.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/237-animal-minds-what-dogs-and-cats-feel-and-understand-and-do-cats-really-chase-mice/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «reading» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reading/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.