The boy read a book.

Meaning: This means the boy looked at and understood the words in the book.

Choice of Words: Read means to look at and understand written or printed words. Book is a set of pages that are bound together and contain information. The boy read a book means the boy looked at and understood the written or printed words in the book.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The boy read a book to his sister.
• The boy read a book in the library.
• The boy read the book attentively in the library.
• Book pages turned as boy read happily.
• The boy read a book under the tree.
• Boy read big book slowly.
• The boy sat in the corner and read a book.
• Book opened, boy began to read.
• The boy read a book and learned something new.
• The boy read the book eagerly.