I enjoyed reading the book very much.

Meaning: I derived a great deal of pleasure from reading the book.

Choice of Words: Enjoyed means to find pleasure or satisfaction in something. Reading means to look at and understand written or printed words. Book is a written or printed work of literature. Very means to a great extent or degree. Much means a large amount or quantity.

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The book was a delight to read.

Meaning: This means that the book made you feel very happy and you enjoyed reading it.

Choice of Words: Delight is a noun that means a feeling of great pleasure or joy. Read is the activity of looking at and understanding written words.

I couldn't put the book down.

Meaning: This means that the book was so good that you couldn't stop reading it. You were so engrossed in the story that you didn't want to do anything else.

Choice of Words: Couldn't is the past tense of the verb can, which means to be able to do something. Put means to place something somewhere. Down means to a lower position. Book is a collection of written or printed pages bound together along one side.

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