The young girl read a book in the library.

Meaning: A female child who is not old or has not lived for very long was looking at and understanding written or printed words in a place where books are kept for people to read or borrow.

Choice of Words: Young means not old or not having lived for very long. Girl means a female child. Read means to look at and understand written or printed words. A means one. Book is a set of written or printed pages that are fastened together inside a cover. In means inside or within something. Library is a place where books are kept for people to read or borrow.

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The girl read a book in the library.

Meaning: This sentence describes a female child looking at and understanding written or printed words that are bound together in a book in a place where books are kept for people to read or borrow.

Choice of Words: Girl is a female child. Read means to look at and understand written or printed words. Book is a set of written or printed pages bound together along one side. Library is a place where books are kept for people to read or borrow.

The young girl was reading a book in the library.

Meaning: This sentence describes a young female child in the process of looking at and understanding written or printed words that are bound together in a book in a place where books are kept for people to read or borrow.

Choice of Words: Young means not fully grown or mature. Girl is a female child. Was reading means to be in the process of looking at and understanding written or printed words. Book is a set of written or printed pages bound together along one side. Library is a place where books are kept for people to read or borrow.

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