He closed the book with a satisfied smile on his face.

Meaning: He finished reading the book and felt happy and content with the experience.

Choice of Words: Closed means to shut something, like a book. Satisfied means feeling happy or content because you have achieved something or because something has happened the way you wanted. Smile is a facial expression that shows happiness or pleasure. When we say he closed the book with a satisfied smile on his face, it means that he finished reading the book and felt happy and content with the experience.

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