"the article was a very good read"
"read the advertisement"
"Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
"The passage reads as follows"
"What does the law say?"
"The King will read the proclamation at noon"
"This dictionary can be read by the computer"
"She read the sky and predicted rain"
"I can't read his strange behavior"
"The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
"I read this address as a satire"
"How should I take this message?"
"You can't take credit for this!"
"She is reading for the bar exam"
"The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"
"The gauge read `empty'"
"He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
"I read you loud and clear!"
"She understands French"
"Can you read Greek?"