Meaning: The boy carefully moved the pages of the book because they were old and easy to break.
Choice of Words: Brittle means easily broken or damaged. Turned means to move something around an axis or pivot.
Alternative Expressions
The boy flipped the delicate sheets.
Meaning: This means that the boy quickly turned the fragile pages of a book.
Choice of Words:The boy refers to a young male person. Flipped means to turn or move something quickly and lightly. Delicate means easily damaged or broken. Sheets are the pieces of paper in a book. When you put them together, "The boy flipped the delicate sheets" means that the young male person quickly and lightly turned the fragile pages of a book.
He cautiously handled the fragile paper.
Meaning: This means that the person carefully touched or held the fragile paper.
Choice of Words:He refers to a male person. Cautiously means carefully and with attention to avoid danger or damage. Handled means to touch or hold something. Fragile means easily damaged or broken. Paper is a thin material made from the pulp of trees. When you put them together, "He cautiously handled the fragile paper" means that the male person carefully and with attention to avoid danger or damage touched or held the easily damaged or broken thin material made from the pulp of trees.