Sentence:  His chelas were required to assume the matsyendra posture dressed in hand-woven diapers while he <WSD>read</WSD> aloud from Rig-Veda and an assistant guru examined their purses in another room - nothing was stolen ; the purpose was less immediate . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed