I will read the book today. (REED)
or
I read the book yesterday. (RED)
i read an RODEO of my history
I read a myth about the constilations today
That saggiN (read it backwards) a sod.
Have you read the transcript? It was very useful.
He only read the epitome of the book and he's claiming that he read it all.
Yes, those sentences use the correct form of "read".
The literal word would be misread (past tense).For the metaphorical use (read to mean infer), the words could be misconstrued or misunderstood.
He wanted to read but it was too dark.
I read a Blurb about the author at the back of a book.
I have read several books written by that authoress.
If you mean a "command" like "you read it!", then you would use "¡lealo!"
She did not know what the sign said due to her inability to read.