Children ran outside to see the colorful arch.

Meaning: The children quickly went outside to look at the rainbow.

Choice of Words: Children are young people. Ran means to move quickly using your legs. Outside is the area that is not inside a building. Colorful means having many different colors. Arch is a curved structure that supports weight.

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The children sprinted outside to witness the vibrant arch.

Meaning: This sentence means that the children ran outside very quickly to look at a very bright and colorful arch.

Choice of Words: Children is the subject of the sentence, they are the ones doing the action. Sprinted is a synonym for ran, it means to move very quickly using your feet. Outside means not inside, in this case it means the children are going from inside to outside. To witness means to see something happen. The vibrant arch is the object of the sentence, it is what the children are looking at. Vibrant means very bright and colorful, and arch means a curved shape.

The youngsters dashed outside to gaze upon the magnificent rainbow.

Meaning: This sentence means that the children ran outside very quickly to look at a very beautiful and impressive rainbow.

Choice of Words: Youngsters is a synonym for children, it means people who are young. Dashed is a synonym for ran, it means to move very quickly. Outside means not inside, in this case it means the children are going from inside to outside. To gaze upon means to look at something for a long time. The magnificent rainbow is the object of the sentence, it is what the children are looking at. Magnificent means very beautiful and impressive, and rainbow means a curved line in the sky that has all the colors of the spectrum.

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