reading
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 →
2) A reading is a piece of writing read aloud to people, as in church or at a wedding. tree →
3) A reading is the number shown on a measuring instrument, like a thermometer or meter. tree →
4) A reading is the way you understand something, an interpretation. tree →
5) (UK) Reading is also the name of a town in England, said «RED-ing». tree →
6) (law) A reading is a stage when a new law is discussed in parliament. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Nehemiah, the Law was read aloud and explained so that all could understand. Baruch read Jeremiah's words in the Temple, and Jeremiah told Seraiah to read the scroll in Babylon. Interpretation: The Nehemiah scene is seen by tradition as the beginning of public Torah reading with explanation. In Sefer Yetzirah a reading is the way a scholar understands a line of the text. In the primary 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
- 24) The reading of Von Jo. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- The reading of Rabbi Luria is as follows: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- 14) I adopted here the reading of Judah Halevi, namely: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- And they read in the book, in the Law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. (Writings NEH.8.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD'S house. (Prophets JER.36.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates; (Prophets JER.51.63, JPS 1917) tree →
- Reading every evening helps you learn new words. tree →
- My reading book is about a talking fox. tree →
- The first reading in church was from the Book of Isaiah. tree →
- Take a reading from the thermometer every hour. tree →
- The meter reading shows how much electricity we used. tree →
- My reading of the poem is that it is about loneliness. tree →
- We drove through Reading on the way to London. tree →
- "Brothers!" said Vanya, "I've done my share of reading. tree →
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.
- Reading-log comments are meant to show what you thought, so copied ones are pointless.
- Most artists need reading, maths and business skills to manage money and deals, and many have other jobs, especially at first.
- Vets often take a pet's temperature with a thermometer under the tail, because it gives an accurate reading.
- Dogs have lived with people for thousands of years and have become experts at reading us: our pointing fingers, faces and voices.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «reading» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.