He jumped over the brown log with joy.

Meaning: This means the boy was very happy and excited as he hopped over the fallen tree trunk.

Choice of Words: Jumped means to quickly lift your body off the ground. Over means to be on the other side of something. Brown is a color. Log is a long piece of wood. With means to have something in your possession. Joy is a feeling of great happiness.

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The boy leaped over the dark log with glee.

Meaning: This sentence means that the boy was very happy and excited to jump over the dark log.

Choice of Words: Leaped is another word for jumped, which means to move into the air by pushing off the ground with your feet. Dark means the opposite of light, like the night sky. Log is a large piece of wood cut from a tree. With glee means to be very happy and excited.

With a burst of happiness, he soared over the chestnut-colored trunk.

Meaning: This sentence means that he was very happy and excited to jump over the chestnut-colored trunk.

Choice of Words: Burst means to suddenly release something, like a balloon popping. Happiness is a feeling of joy and contentment. Soared means to fly or move through the air quickly and smoothly. Chestnut-colored means the color of chestnuts, which are a type of nut. Trunk is the main stem of a tree.

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