Mind raced, thoughts swirled.

Meaning: The girl's mind was filled with thoughts and ideas as she became engrossed in the story.

Choice of Words: Mind is the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers. Raced means to move or travel very quickly. Thoughts are the ideas or opinions that come to your mind. Swirled means to move in a circular or spiral motion.

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My brain was going fast, and my ideas were spinning.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, that someone is thinking very hard and a lot of ideas are coming to their mind.

Choice of Words: Brain is another word for mind. Going fast means moving quickly. Ideas are thoughts or plans that you have in your mind. Spinning means turning around and around. When you put them together, "My brain was going fast, and my ideas were spinning" means that someone's mind is working very quickly and their thoughts are moving around and around.

I was thinking really hard, and my thoughts were going around and around.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, that someone is thinking very hard and a lot of ideas are coming to their mind.

Choice of Words: Thinking is the act of using your mind to come up with ideas or understand something. Really hard means with a lot of effort or concentration. Going around and around means moving in a circle. When you put them together, "I was thinking really hard, and my thoughts were going around and around" means that someone is putting a lot of effort into thinking and their thoughts are moving around and around.

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