Girl amazed by tale of ancient people.

Meaning: The girl was very surprised and impressed by the story of the people who lived long ago.

Choice of Words: Girl is a young female person. Amazed means very surprised or impressed. Tale means a story. Ancient means very old. People are human beings.

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A girl was very surprised by the story of ancient people.

Meaning: This sentence also tells us that a girl was very surprised or impressed by a story about very old humans, but it uses different words to say the same thing.

Choice of Words: A girl is a young female human. Was very surprised means to be very amazed or impressed. The story is a tale. Ancient people are very old humans. When you put them together, "A girl was very surprised by the story of ancient people" means that a young female human was very amazed or impressed by a tale about very old humans.

The girl's eyes widened as she listened to the tale of ancient people.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that the girl was very interested in the story about very old humans. Her eyes became bigger as she listened to the story.

Choice of Words: The girl's eyes widened means that the girl's eyes became bigger. As she listened means that she was paying attention to the story. The tale of ancient people is a story about very old humans. When you put them together, "The girl's eyes widened as she listened to the tale of ancient people" means that the girl's eyes became bigger as she paid attention to the story about very old humans.

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