Jester made the king smile often.

Meaning: The person who performs tricks or tells jokes to entertain others caused the person who rules a country to curve his mouth upward in a way that shows happiness or amusement many times or frequently.

Choice of Words: A jester is a person who performs tricks or tells jokes to entertain others. Made means to cause something to happen or exist. A king is a person who rules a country. Smile means to curve your mouth upward in a way that shows happiness or amusement. Often means many times or frequently.

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The jester frequently elicited smiles from the monarch.

Meaning: This means that the jester was good at making the king happy.

Choice of Words: The jester is a person who makes jokes and does funny things, frequently means many times, elicited means to cause something to happen, smiles means to show happiness with your face, and the monarch is a person who rules a country. When you put them together, "The jester frequently elicited smiles from the monarch" means that the jester did things that made the king happy many times.

The court jester's antics often brought a smile to the king's face.

Meaning: This means that the jester was good at making the king happy.

Choice of Words: The court jester is a person who makes jokes and does funny things, antics are funny or silly actions, often means many times, brought means to cause something to happen, a smile means to show happiness with your face, and the king's face is the part of the king's body that shows his expressions. When you put them together, "The court jester's antics often brought a smile to the king's face" means that the jester did funny things that made the king happy many times.

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