Father reads story to child at night.

Meaning: A male parent looks at and understands written or printed material to a young person during the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

Choice of Words: Father is a male parent. Reads means to look at and understand written or printed material. Story is a narrative or account of events. Child is a young person. Night is the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

Alternative Expressions

Daddy reads a book to his little girl before she goes to sleep.

Meaning: This means that the father is looking at and understanding written or printed words from a set of written or printed sheets of paper that are fastened together along one side, towards or in the direction of his young female child, earlier than or in advance of the young female child moving from one place to another to rest with closed eyes and be unconscious.

Choice of Words: Daddy is a person who is the parent of a child, usually a father. Reads means to look at and understand written or printed words. Book is a set of written or printed sheets of paper that are fastened together along one side. To means towards or in the direction of. His means belonging to him. Little girl is a young female child. Before means earlier than or in advance of. She means the young female child. Goes means to move from one place to another. To sleep means to rest with closed eyes and be unconscious.

The man reads a story to the little boy at bedtime.

Meaning: This means that the adult male person is looking at and understanding written or printed words from a made-up tale or account of something that happened, towards or in the direction of a young male child, at the time when the young male child is going to sleep.

Choice of Words: The man is an adult male person. Reads means to look at and understand written or printed words. Story is a made-up tale or account of something that happened. To means towards or in the direction of. The little boy is a young male child. At bedtime means at the time when someone is going to sleep.

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