I enjoy reading books before bed.

Meaning: I like to read books before going to sleep.

Choice of Words: The word enjoy means to find pleasure in something, reading is the process of understanding written or printed material, books are a collection of written or printed pages, and bed is a piece of furniture used for sleeping.

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I love to read books before I go to sleep.

Meaning: This means that the speaker really likes to read books before they go to sleep. It's like saying, I have a strong feeling of affection for reading stories in books before I close my eyes and go to sleep.

Choice of Words: Love is a strong feeling of affection and liking for something. Read means to look at and understand written or printed words. Books are long, written stories with lots of pages bound together. Before means happening earlier in time than something else. Sleep is the state of being unconscious and resting. When you put them together, "I love to read books before I go to sleep" means that the speaker really enjoys reading stories in books before they close their eyes and go to sleep.

Reading books is my favorite thing to do before I close my eyes.

Meaning: This means that the speaker likes reading books before they go to sleep more than anything else they do before they go to sleep. It's like saying, Out of all the things I do before I go to sleep, reading books is the one I like the most.

Choice of Words: Reading is the process of looking at written or printed words and understanding their meaning. Books are long, written stories with lots of pages bound together. Favorite means the thing that you like the most. Thing is something that exists or happens. Do means to perform an action or task. Before means happening earlier in time than something else. Close means to move something so that it covers an opening. Eyes are the organs that allow you to see. When you put them together, "Reading books is my favorite thing to do before I close my eyes" means that the speaker likes reading stories in books more than anything else they do before they go to sleep.

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