He happily jumped over the large puddle.

Meaning: This means that the person was pleased and excited as they jumped over the big puddle.

Choice of Words: Happily is an adverb that describes how someone feels or acts. In this sentence, it means that the person is feeling joy or contentment. Puddle is a noun that refers to a small pool of water that has collected on the ground.

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The boy leaped with joy across the expansive body of water.

Meaning: This means that a young male child was very happy to jump over a very large collection of water.

Choice of Words: The boy refers to a young male child. Leaped means he jumped or sprang into the air. With joy means he was very happy. Across means he moved from one side of something to the other side. Expansive means it was very large. Body of water means a collection of water, such as a lake or a puddle. When you put them together, it tells a story about a young male child who was very happy to jump over a very large collection of water.

With a gleeful expression, the young lad bounded over the sizeable accumulation of rainwater.

Meaning: This means that a boy who had a very happy look on his face jumped over a fairly large collection of water that had fallen from the sky as rain.

Choice of Words: With a gleeful expression means he had a very happy look on his face. The young lad refers to a boy. Bounded means he jumped or leaped. Over means he went above something. Sizeable means it was fairly large. Accumulation of rainwater means a collection of water that has fallen from the sky as rain. When you put them together, it tells a story about a boy who had a very happy look on his face and jumped over a fairly large collection of water that had fallen from the sky as rain.

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