He got out of bed and stretched his arms.

Meaning: This means the man left his bed and stretched his arms.

Choice of Words: Got means to obtain or receive something. Stretched means to extend or straighten something to its full length. When you put them together, "He got out of bed and stretched his arms" means that the man left his bed and extended his arms to their full length.

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He climbed out of bed and yawned.

Meaning: This means that he used his hands and feet to move upwards and out of the bed and then opened his mouth wide and took in a deep breath.

Choice of Words: Climbed is the past tense of the verb climb which means to move upwards using your hands and feet. Out means to move from inside to outside. Bed is a piece of furniture where people sleep. Yawned is the past tense of the verb yawn which means to open your mouth wide and take in a deep breath.

He hopped out of bed and jumped.

Meaning: This means that he moved by jumping on one foot from inside the bed to outside of the bed and then pushed off the ground with his feet to move upwards.

Choice of Words: Hopped is the past tense of the verb hop which means to move by jumping on one foot. Out means to move from inside to outside. Bed is a piece of furniture where people sleep. Jumped is the past tense of the verb jump which means to move by pushing off the ground with your feet.

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