He opened the book and began to read.

Meaning: He made the closed book become open and started to look at and understand the written or printed words.

Choice of Words: Opened means to make something that is closed become open. Book is a set of written or printed pages bound together. Began means to start doing something. Read means to look at and understand written or printed words.

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