Read, obviously.

I always read `ea` in `read` as in `lead`, it's easy to memorise

:-)

How do you pronounce the name of the town Reading, PA?

https://www.howtopronounce.com/reading-pennsylvania-2

In the town of Reading in the UK there was at least one ‘Reading Book Shop’ to ensure it made sense in either of the possible common pronunciations

Now the common American mis-pronunciation of Reading in England makes no sense. It's the same!

Most Americans have never heard of Reading, PA.

Ever play Monopoly?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Company

Similarly: the tear through my a Achilles tendon brought a tear to my eyes.

Is wound the past tense of wind, or did you get a wound from the wind ?

If the pronunciations came easily and automatically, you might already be a native speaker !