The man read the book with interest.

Meaning: This sentence is describing an adult male human being looking at and understanding written or printed words with a feeling of wanting to know or learn more about something.

Choice of Words: Man is a noun that refers to an adult male human being, and book is a noun that refers to a set of written or printed pages that are bound together. Read is a verb that means to look at and understand written or printed words, and interest is a noun that refers to a feeling of wanting to know or learn more about something.

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The man read the book attentively.

Meaning: This means that the man was reading the book and he was paying attention to what it said.

Choice of Words: The man is a person. Read is a verb that means to look at and understand the written or printed word. The book is a collection of written or printed words that are bound together. Attentively means that the man was paying attention to the book and was trying to understand it.

The man read the book with great interest.

Meaning: This means that the man was reading the book and he was very interested in what it said.

Choice of Words: The man is a person. Read is a verb that means to look at and understand the written or printed word. The book is a collection of written or printed words that are bound together. With great interest means that the man was very interested in the book and wanted to know more about it.

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