The girl opened the book and started to read.

Meaning: This means that the girl started looking at and understanding the words in the book.

Choice of Words: Open means to make something that is closed become not closed. Book is a set of pages that are bound together and contain writing or pictures. Read means to look at and understand the words that are written or printed on a page. When you put them together, this sentence describes a situation where a girl is starting to look at and understand the words that are written in a book.

Alternative Expressions

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