Instead of merely reading instructions for a procedure, a viewer can see it being done.

There is nothing supernatural about my talent; I merely read people quite well.

"You are merely reading your own cultural interpretation into this."

Why did I suspect that we had both merely read the same novel?

These are not merely reading for children but they form part of a shared British culture.

People who win Oscars are merely reading their lines well.

The road to Earth was beautiful; merely reading it brought a sense of fulfillment.

The translator can't merely read these lines; she also has to act them to some degree.

But don't - unless you are reading merely for entertainment.

But the Tree did not merely read minds, it projected back to them.