I read a book quietly in the library.

Meaning: This means that the speaker looked at and understood written or printed words in a set of written or printed pages bound together, without making noise, in a place where books are kept and people can go to read or borrow books.

Choice of Words: Book is a set of written or printed pages bound together. Read means to look at and understand written or printed words. Quietly means without making noise. Library is a place where books are kept and people can go to read or borrow books.

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I sat silently in the library, engrossed in a book.

Meaning: This means I was sitting in a library, not making any noise, and was very interested in the book I was reading.

Choice of Words: Sat means to be in a position with your body supported from below. Silently means to be quiet or not make noise. Engrossed means to be very interested in something and giving it your full attention. Book is a set of pages with words or pictures on them.

In the hushed confines of the library, I immersed myself in the written word.

Meaning: This means I was in a very quiet part of the library and was completely focused on the words that I was reading.

Choice of Words: Hushed means very quiet or silent. Confines means a limited or enclosed space. Immersed means to be completely involved in something. Written word means words that have been written down.

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