Passengers felt peaceful.

Meaning: This means that the people traveling in the vehicle are feeling calm and relaxed. It's like saying, The passengers are feeling a sense of tranquility and calmness.

Choice of Words: Passengers are people who are traveling in a vehicle, such as a train. Felt means that the passengers experienced a particular emotion or feeling. Peaceful means that the passengers are feeling calm and relaxed. When you put them together, "Passengers felt peaceful" is a statement that the people traveling in the vehicle are feeling calm and relaxed.

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The passengers were at ease.

Meaning: This means that the people travelling on the vehicle were feeling calm, relaxed and comfortable in the past.

Choice of Words: Passengers are people who are travelling on a vehicle. Were is the past tense of the verb "to be" and it indicates that the state of being described happened in the past. At ease means feeling calm, relaxed and comfortable.

The travellers experienced tranquility.

Meaning: This means that the people who were travelling felt a sense of peace, quiet and calmness.

Choice of Words: Travellers are people who are travelling. Experienced means to feel or go through something. Tranquility means a state of peace, quiet and calmness.

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