World expanded beyond imagination.

Meaning: This means the book opened up a whole new world for the reader.

Choice of Words: World is the earth and all of its inhabitants and natural features. Expanded means to become larger or more extensive. Beyond means outside of or past something. Imagination is the ability to form mental images of things that are not present. So, World expanded beyond imagination means the reader's understanding of the world became larger and more extensive than they could have ever imagined.

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The world has become bigger than you can ever imagine.

Meaning: This means that the world is now so big that it is hard to even think about how big it is. It's like saying, The world is now so big that you can't even imagine how much bigger it has become.

Choice of Words: World refers to the place where we live, including all the countries, oceans, and continents. Expanded means to become bigger or to grow. Beyond means going past a limit or boundary. Imagination refers to the ability to think of things that are not real or that you have not seen before. When you put them together, "The world has become bigger than you can ever imagine" means that the world has become much larger than you could have ever thought possible.

The world has grown so much that it's hard to believe.

Meaning: This means that the world has changed so much that it is hard to believe that it is the same world that we used to know. It's like saying, The world has changed so much that it's hard to believe that it's the same place we used to live in.

Choice of Words: World refers to the place where we live, including all the countries, oceans, and continents. Grown means to become larger or to increase in size. So is used to emphasize the degree or extent of something. Much means to a great extent or degree. That is used to introduce a clause or to indicate a result. Hard means difficult or not easy. Believe means to accept something as true or to have confidence in something. When you put them together, "The world has grown so much that it's hard to believe" means that the world has become so much larger that it is difficult to accept as true or to have confidence in.

The world has gotten bigger than anyone could have ever imagined.

Meaning: This means that the world has changed so much that it is now bigger than anyone could have ever imagined. It's like saying, The world has changed so much that it's now bigger than anyone could have ever thought possible.

Choice of Words: World refers to the place where we live, including all the countries, oceans, and continents. Gotten is the past participle of the verb get, which means to obtain or to come into possession of something. Bigger means larger in size or extent. Than is used to compare two things. Anyone refers to any person or people. Could is the past tense of the verb can, which is used to express ability or possibility. Have is used to indicate possession or to express an action that has already happened. Imagined means to form a mental image or idea of something. When you put them together, "The world has gotten bigger than anyone could have ever imagined" means that the world has become larger in size or extent than anyone could have ever thought possible.

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