She lost herself in the story's world.

Meaning: This means that she was so caught up in the story that she felt like she was actually in the story's world.

Choice of Words: Lost means to be unable to find or locate something or someone. Herself means the person that is speaking or writing. Story's world is the world that is created by the story. When you put them together, "She lost herself in the story's world" means that she was so engrossed in the story that she forgot about the real world.

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