Girl's eyes danced across lines, absorbing words.

Meaning: This sentence is describing the way that the girl was reading the book.

Choice of Words: Danced means to move quickly and lightly. Lines means a long, thin mark made on a surface. Absorbing means to take in or soak up something. Words means a single unit of language that has meaning. So, "Girl's eyes danced across lines, absorbing words" means that the girl's eyes were moving quickly across the lines of the book, taking in the words.

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