I read a book.

Meaning: This means that the speaker is looking at and understanding written or printed words in a set of pages that are bound together. It's like saying, I am currently engaged in the activity of comprehending written or printed words in a set of pages that are bound together.

Choice of Words: I refers to the speaker. Read means to look at and understand written or printed words. A means one. Book is a set of written or printed pages that are bound together. When you put them together, "I read a book" means that the speaker is looking at and understanding written or printed words in a set of pages that are bound together.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Read a book.
• He read a book.
• Read book.
• Read a good book.
• The girl quietly read a book in the library.
• She happily skipped to the library to read a book.
• The man read the book quietly in the library.
• The girl read a book in the library.
• The boy read a book to his sister.
• The woman read an interesting book in the library.