Sentence:  A contrast of the scripture <WSD>reading</WSD> of , let us say , St. Augustine , John Bunyan , and Thomas Jefferson , all three of whom found in such study a real source of enlightenment , can tell us a great deal about these three men and the age that each represented and helped bring to conscious expression . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message