Scientists eagerly awaited new discoveries.

Meaning: People who study science were excited and waiting to learn new things about Mars.

Choice of Words: Scientists are people who study and learn about the natural world, while eagerly means with great desire or enthusiasm. Awaited means to wait for something to happen, and discoveries are new things that are found or learned.

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The scientists were on the edge of their seats, waiting for the results of the experiment.

Meaning: This means that the scientists were very excited to learn about the results of the experiment and were waiting patiently for them.

Choice of Words: Scientists are people who study the natural world and try to understand how it works. On the edge of their seats means that they were sitting very still and paying close attention to something. Waiting means to stay in one place until something happens. Results are the information that you get from an experiment or study. Experiment is a test that you do to find out something new. When you put them together, the sentence means that the scientists were sitting very still and paying close attention to the results of the experiment.

The scientists couldn't wait to see what the future held.

Meaning: This means that the scientists were very excited to learn about what was going to happen in the future.

Choice of Words: Scientists are people who study the natural world and try to understand how it works. Couldn't wait means that they were very excited to do something. See means to look at something. What means something that you don't know or understand. Future means the time that is coming after now. Held means to have or keep something. When you put them together, the sentence means that the scientists were very excited to look at what the future had for them.

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