The old man read a book.

Meaning: This sentence describes a situation where an elderly male individual engaged in the activity of reading a book.

Choice of Words: Old refers to someone who has lived for a long time. Man is a person who is not a woman. Read means to look at and understand the words in a book or document. Book is a collection of written or printed pages that are fastened together.

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Related Expressions

• The old man sat on the comfortable couch and read a fascinating book.
• The old man sat in his rocking chair and read a book.
• The old man read a book by the fireplace.
• Old man read book in chair.
• The old man read a book in the library.
• The old man read a book in the cozy armchair.
• The old man read a fascinating book.
• The old man read a book quietly in the library.
• The old man read the book attentively.
• The old man read a book under the tall tree.