The teacher read a story to the attentive students.

Meaning: This means that an individual whose profession is to impart knowledge and skills verbally communicated a narrative, which may or may not be factual, to a group of individuals engaged in the process of acquiring knowledge at an educational institution.

Choice of Words: Teacher is a person whose job is to teach. Read means to look at and understand written or printed words. Story is a narrative, either true or fictional. Attentive means paying attention. Students are people who are learning at a school or college.

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