The phrase "ability to read this" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capacity or skill to comprehend written text.
Example: "The test will assess your ability to read this passage and answer the questions that follow."
Alternatives: "capacity to understand this" or "skill to comprehend this".
The technology to do so, let alone the ability to read this information back out of such a specimen, does not yet exist even in principle.
"One of the things about this is that in the 21st century, women have the ability to read this kind of material without anybody knowing what they're reading, because they can read them on their iPads and Kindles".
The ability to read this hidden code may be a sign that you have what it takes to enter deeper into your community.
CERN itself is responsible for your ability to read this article - the world wide web was developed in part to provide a means for the international community of physics to talk to each other.
Neuroscientists recognize that brain activity that we're aware of (consciousness) is different from the activities driving unconscious actions (like your ability to read this, walking, putting a blinker on, etc.).
Within the past few years, it has become clear that nature has exploited this ability to read the chemical structure of DNA bases for purposes other than canonical DNA repair.
Although he was not particularly religious, Einstein described this intuitive genius as the ability to read the mind of God.
We hope you enjoy the enhanced reading experience and the ability to read The Times while offline.
We are surrounded by the genomic equivalents of the works of Homer and Shakespeare, or detailed plans to build a nuclear reactor, yet our ability to read and understand this information is still at the stage of "See Spot run".
Maternal literacy (ability to read or write) in this setting was 21.7% and child diet as reflected by 7-day food frequency data indicated children had consumed at least once of a variety of foods in the past week.
This ability to read a description of a scene and then imagine it has always been uniquely human.
