He dreamed of exploring distant galaxies.

Meaning: The child imagined traveling to faraway galaxies to learn more about them.

Choice of Words: Dreamed means to have thoughts or images in your mind while sleeping. Exploring means to travel around an area in order to learn more about it. Distant means far away. Galaxies are large groups of stars. This sentence shows the child is imagining traveling to faraway galaxies to learn more about them.

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He longed to travel to the stars.

Meaning: This means that he really wanted to go to other planets and stars.

Choice of Words: Longed is a verb that means to have a strong desire for something. Travel is a verb that means to go from one place to another. Stars are large, hot balls of gas that produce light and heat. When you put them together, "He longed to travel to the stars" means that he had a strong desire to go to other planets and stars.

He wished to see the wonders of the universe.

Meaning: This means that he wanted to see all the amazing things that are in space.

Choice of Words: Wished is a verb that means to have a desire for something. See is a verb that means to use your eyes to look at something. Wonders are things that cause amazement or admiration. Universe is everything that exists, including all of space and time. When you put them together, "He wished to see the wonders of the universe" means that he had a desire to see the amazing things that exist in space.

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