Children danced with joy and glee.

Meaning: This sentence describes the happiness and excitement of children as they dance.

Choice of Words: Children are young people between the ages of infancy and adolescence. Danced means to move rhythmically to music. With means in the company of or together with. Joy is a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. Glee is a feeling of intense joy or delight.

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The children were dancing with great joy and glee.

Meaning: This means that the children were very, very happy and excited while they were dancing. They were having a lot of fun and enjoying themselves very much.

Choice of Words: The children are young people, usually under the age of 18. Were dancing means to move rhythmically to music. Great means very large or impressive. Joy is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure. Glee is a feeling of great joy or delight. When you put them together, "The children were dancing with great joy and glee" means that the children were dancing with very great happiness and pleasure.

The children danced with extreme joy and glee.

Meaning: This means that the children were extremely happy and excited while they were dancing. They were having a lot of fun and enjoying themselves very, very much.

Choice of Words: The children are young people, usually under the age of 18. Danced means to move rhythmically to music. Extreme means very great or intense. Joy is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure. Glee is a feeling of great joy or delight. When you put them together, "The children danced with extreme joy and glee" means that the children were dancing with very great happiness and pleasure.

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