He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Meaning: He shut his eyelids and inhaled a substantial volume of air.

Choice of Words: Closed means to move something, such as a door or window, so that there is no space or gap. Eyes are the organs of sight. Took means to grasp or hold something. Deep means extending far down or inward. Breath is the air that is inhaled and exhaled by living things.

Alternative Expressions

He shut his peepers and inhaled a mighty lungful.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words to make it more fun and interesting.

Choice of Words: Shut is another word for closed. Peepers is a fun word for eyes. Inhaled is a fancy word for took. Mighty means very large or powerful. Lungful is a word for a large amount of air that is taken into the lungs.

He blocked out the light and filled his lungs to capacity.

Meaning: This means that he covered his eyes so that he could not see the light and then he took a very deep breath, filling his lungs with as much air as he could.

Choice of Words: Blocked means to stop something from entering or leaving. Light is what we see that comes from the sun or from lamps. Filled means to make something full. Lungs are the organs in our chest that we use to breathe. Capacity means the amount of something that can fit in a space.

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