Her eyes danced across the inked lines.

Meaning: Her eyes moved quickly and lightly over the words that were printed on the pages.

Choice of Words: Eyes are the organs of sight. Danced means to move quickly and lightly. Inked means marked or covered with ink. Lines are long, thin marks.

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The girl's eyes skipped merrily over the printed words.

Meaning: This means that the girl was reading or looking at something written on paper.

Choice of Words: The girl's refers to the subject of the sentence, the person whose eyes are being described. Eyes are the organs of vision. Skipped is a verb that describes a light and quick movement. Merrily means happily and cheerfully. Over indicates movement from one side to the other. Printed means produced by pressing ink onto paper. Words are units of language that express ideas. When you put them together, the sentence means that the girl's eyes were moving quickly and happily across the lines of printed words.

Her gaze flitted swiftly across the black and white letters.

Meaning: This means that the person was reading or looking at something written on paper.

Choice of Words: Her refers to the subject of the sentence, the person whose eyes are being described. Gaze is a noun that refers to the act of looking. Flitted is a verb that describes a quick and light movement. Swiftly means quickly and rapidly. Across indicates movement from one side to the other. Black and white are colors. Letters are symbols that represent sounds in a language. When you put them together, the sentence means that the person's eyes were moving quickly and lightly across the lines of black and white letters.

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