Father read story at bedtime.

Meaning: This sentence describes a father who is reading a written or spoken account of something that happened at the time when it is usual for people to go to sleep.

Choice of Words: Read means to look at and understand written or printed words. Story is a written or spoken account of something that happened. At bedtime means at the time when it is usual for people to go to sleep. This sentence shows that the father is reading a written or spoken account of something that happened at the time when it is usual for people to go to sleep.

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