He awoke, joy filled his heart.

Meaning: When he woke up, he felt very happy.

Choice of Words: Awoke means to wake up. Joy is a feeling of great happiness. Filled means to make something full. Heart is the organ that pumps blood throughout the body.

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Upon waking, his heart was filled with elation.

Meaning: This means that after the person woke up, they felt a great sense of joy or excitement.

Choice of Words: Upon waking means after waking up. Elation is a feeling of great joy or excitement. Filled means to make something full or to occupy the entire space of something. Heart can refer to the physical organ that pumps blood through the body, or it can refer to the emotional or spiritual center of a person.

He opened his eyes, and a surge of happiness flooded his chest.

Meaning: This means that when the person woke up, they felt a sudden, powerful feeling of happiness fill their chest.

Choice of Words: Opened his eyes means to wake up or become conscious after sleeping. Surge is a sudden, powerful increase in something. Happiness is a feeling of great joy or delight. Flooded means to fill something with a liquid or other substance. Chest refers to the upper part of the body that contains the heart and lungs.

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