Laughter and gasps echoed through the room.

Meaning: The children were having so much fun listening to the grandfather's stories that they were laughing and gasping in surprise and excitement.

Choice of Words: Laughter is the sound of amusement or joy, while gasps are sudden, sharp intakes of breath often caused by surprise or shock. Echoed means to repeat or reverberate sound, and room is an enclosed space within a building. Together, they create a lively atmosphere of enjoyment and excitement.

Alternative Expressions

The room was filled with the sounds of laughter and gasps.

Meaning: This means that the room was full of the sounds of people laughing and gasping. It's like saying, The room was full of happy and surprised noises.

Choice of Words: Filled means that the room was full of something. With means that the room had something inside it. Sounds are the noises that you hear. Laughter is the sound you make when you're happy or amused. Gasps are short, sharp breaths that you take when you're surprised or shocked.

People were laughing and gasping in the room.

Meaning: This means that there were people in the room who were laughing and gasping. It's like saying, The room was full of people who were making happy and surprised noises.

Choice of Words: People are human beings. Were is a verb that means that something happened in the past. Laughing is the sound you make when you're happy or amused. Gasping are short, sharp breaths that you take when you're surprised or shocked. In means that something is inside something else.

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