Hooves pounded, heart raced, spirit soared.

Meaning: The horse's hooves made a loud sound as it ran, the rider's heart beat very fast, and the rider felt very excited.

Choice of Words: Hooves are the hard part of a horse's foot. Pounded means made a loud sound by hitting something hard. Heart raced means beat very fast. Spirit means the feeling of energy and excitement. Soared means went up high.

Alternative Expressions

The horse galloped quickly, its heart pounding like a drum.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing a horse running very fast. The horse is galloping so quickly that its heart is pounding like a drum.

Choice of Words: **Galloped** means to run very fast, like a horse. **Quickly** means to move at a high speed. **Drum** is a musical instrument that you hit with sticks to make a sound. **Pounding** means to hit something hard and repeatedly, like the sound of a drum or a heart beating fast.

The wind whipped past my face as I raced down the hill on my bike.

Meaning: This sentence is describing someone riding a bike down a hill very fast. The wind is whipping past their face as they race down the hill.

Choice of Words: **Wind** is the air that moves around us. **Whipped** means to move quickly and forcefully, like the wind. **Past** means to move by something. **Face** is the front part of your head. **Raced** means to move very fast, like on a bike. **Hill** is a large bump in the ground.

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