She happily greeted her long-lost cousin.

Meaning: It means that she was filled with joy when she welcomed her cousin who she had not seen or heard from for a long time.

Choice of Words: Happily means with joy or contentment. Greeted is a verb that describes the action of welcoming or acknowledging someone's presence. Long-lost cousin refers to a cousin who has not been seen or heard from for a long time.

Alternative Expressions

She was so happy to see her cousin again after a long time.

Meaning: This means that she was very glad to look at her family member who is the child of her aunt or uncle again after a lot of time has passed.

Choice of Words: The word "was" tells us that this happened in the past. "So" means very much. "Happy" means feeling good. "See" means to look at something. "Cousin" is a family member who is the child of your aunt or uncle. "Again" means one more time. "After" means following something else. "Long time" means a lot of time has passed.

She said hello to her cousin whom she hadn't seen in a while.

Meaning: This means that she spoke a common greeting towards her family member who is the child of her aunt or uncle who she had not looked at after some time has passed.

Choice of Words: The word "said" tells us that she spoke. "Hello" is a common greeting. "To" means towards. "Cousin" is a family member who is the child of your aunt or uncle. "Whom" is a relative pronoun that refers to her cousin. "Hadn't seen" means had not looked at. "In a while" means after some time has passed.

With a smile on her face, she expressed her joy at meeting her long-lost cousin.

Meaning: This means that she showed a feeling of great pleasure on her face because of meeting her family member who is the child of her aunt or uncle who she had not seen for a long time.

Choice of Words: The word "with" tells us that something was present. "Smile" is an expression of happiness on your face. "On" means on top of. "Her" refers to the subject of the sentence. "Face" is the front part of your head. "Expressed" means showed. "Her" refers to the subject of the sentence. "Joy" is a feeling of great pleasure. "At" means because of. "Meeting" is when two or more people come together. "Her" refers to the subject of the sentence. "Long-lost" means not seen for a long time. "Cousin" is a family member who is the child of your aunt or uncle.

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