She couldn't put the book down.

Meaning: This sentence describes how someone is so engrossed in a book that they don't want to stop reading it.

Choice of Words: Couldn't is a contraction of the words could and not. Put is a verb that means to place something somewhere. Down is a preposition that means to a lower position.

Alternative Expressions

She couldn't put the book down.

Meaning: This means she was so interested in the book that she couldn't stop reading it.

Choice of Words: Couldn't means she was not able to do something. Put means to place or move something to a different location. Down means to a lower position. Book refers to a collection of written or printed pages bound together along one side.

The book was too good to put down.

Meaning: This means the book was so enjoyable that she couldn't stop reading it.

Choice of Words: Too means excessively or more than enough. Good means something that is pleasant or enjoyable. Put means to place or move something to a different location. Down means to a lower position. Book refers to a collection of written or printed pages bound together along one side.

She was engrossed in the book.

Meaning: This means she was so focused on reading the book that she couldn't put it down.

Choice of Words: Engrossed means to be deeply absorbed or interested in something. Book refers to a collection of written or printed pages bound together along one side.

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