Piglets squealed in joy at mealtime.

Meaning: This sentence describes piglets being happy at mealtime.

Choice of Words: Piglets are baby pigs, Squealed is a high-pitched cry, Joy is a feeling of great happiness, Mealtime is the time when a meal is eaten. Baby pigs made a high-pitched cry because of a feeling of great happiness when it was time to eat.

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The little pigs made excited noises at feeding time.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing how happy the young pigs were when it was time to eat. It's like saying, The young pigs were squealing and jumping around because they were so excited for their food.

Choice of Words: Little pigs is another way to say piglets. Made excited noises means to make sounds that show you are happy or excited. Feeding time is the same as mealtime. This sentence means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

The piglets expressed their happiness with squeals during their meal.

Meaning: This sentence is describing how the young pigs showed how happy they were when it was time to eat. It's like saying, The young pigs squealed and jumped around to show how excited they were for their food.

Choice of Words: Expressed means to show or communicate something. Happiness is the same as joy. Squeals are the high-pitched sounds that piglets make. During their meal means while they were eating. This sentence means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it uses more formal words.

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