He scrambled to catch the ball, but it bounced away from him.

Meaning: The boy tried to catch the ball, but it hit the ground and moved away from him.

Choice of Words: Scrambled means to move quickly and clumsily. Catch means to grab or hold something that is moving. Bounced means to spring back after hitting a surface.

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The boy rushed to grab the ball, but it leaped out of his reach.

Meaning: This sentence describes a boy who tried to catch a ball but missed. The ball jumped out of his reach, so he was not able to catch it.

Choice of Words: Boy is a young male child. Rushed means to move quickly or in a hurry. Grab means to take hold of something with your hand. Leaped means to jump or spring into the air. Out means to move from inside to outside. Reach means the distance that you can reach with your arm or hand.

The lad sprinted to seize the sphere, but it eluded his grasp.

Meaning: This sentence describes a boy who tried to catch a ball but missed. The ball escaped his grasp, so he was not able to catch it.

Choice of Words: Lad is a young boy or man. Sprintet means to run very fast. Seize means to take hold of something suddenly and firmly. Sphere is a round object. Eluded means to avoid or escape from something. Grasp means to hold something tightly in your hand.

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