Sally gently picked up Coco and held her close.

Meaning: This describes Sally's actions of carefully selecting Coco and holding her near or touching her in a gentle and tender manner.

Choice of Words: Gently means in a careful and tender manner. Picked means to choose or select something. Held means to keep something in one's hand or arms. Close means near or touching. When we put them together, "Sally gently picked up Coco and held her close" means Sally carefully and tenderly chose Coco and kept her near or touching her.

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