slow reading, n.All

Slow reading (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠what philology really teaches: reading forward and backward, with reservations, doors left ajar, and tender fingers.