The man reads the book.

Meaning: This is a common activity associated with learning, education, or simply enjoying a story.

Choice of Words: Man is an adult male human. Reads means to look at and understand written or printed material. Book is a written or printed work consisting of pages glued together and bound in a cover. When you put them together, it means an adult male human is looking at and understanding written or printed material in a book.

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