He read a book to his little sister before bed.

Meaning: He looked at and understood written or printed words in a set of pages with writing or pictures to a female sibling before a piece of furniture that you sleep on.

Choice of Words: Read means to look at and understand written or printed words. Book is a set of pages with writing or pictures, bound together. Sister is a female sibling. Bed is a piece of furniture that you sleep on.

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