Astronaut gazed at distant planets.

Meaning: A person who travels in space looked carefully at planets far away.

Choice of Words: An "astronaut" is a person who travels in space. "Gazed" means to look intently at something. "Distant planets" refers to planets that are far away. The sentence describes an astronaut looking at planets that are far away.

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The astronaut looked at the faraway planets.

Meaning: The astronaut was looking at the planets that were far away in space.

Choice of Words: Astronaut is the person who travels in space. Gazed means to look at something for a long time. Distant means far away. Planets are big balls of gas or rock that go around stars in space. So, this sentence means that the astronaut was looking at the planets that were far away in space.

The space traveler stared at the planets that were very far away.

Meaning: The astronaut was looking at the planets that were very far away in space for a long time without moving his eyes.

Choice of Words: Space traveler is another word for astronaut. Stared means to look at something for a long time without moving your eyes. Very far away means a long distance away. So, this sentence means that the astronaut was looking at the planets that were very far away in space for a long time without moving his eyes.

The person who went into space kept his eyes on the planets that were a long way off.

Meaning: The astronaut kept looking at the planets that were a long way away in space.

Choice of Words: Person who went into space is another way to say astronaut. Kept his eyes on means to continue looking at something. A long way off means a long distance away. So, this sentence means that the astronaut kept looking at the planets that were a long way away in space.

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