She read attentively the book.

Meaning: This means she looked at and understood written or printed material in a set of written or printed pages that are bound together with careful attention or concentration.

Choice of Words: Read means to look at and understand written or printed material. Attentively means with careful attention or concentration. Book is a set of written or printed pages that are bound together.

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The girl read the book with great focus.

Meaning: This means that a female person was reading a book and she was really paying attention to what she was reading.

Choice of Words: "The girl" is another way to refer to a female person. "Read" is the same verb as before. "With great focus" means that she was paying a lot of attention to what she was reading.

The young lady was engrossed in the novel.

Meaning: This means that a female person was reading a book and she was really enjoying it and paying a lot of attention to the story.

Choice of Words: "The young lady" is a more formal way to refer to a female person. "Engrossed" means to be very interested in something and to pay a lot of attention to it. "The novel" is a type of book that tells a story.

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