She jumps over the puddle.

Meaning: This means she pushed off the ground with her feet and moved her body above and across the puddle.

Choice of Words: Jumps means to propel oneself into the air by pushing off the ground with the feet. Over means to move above or across something. Puddle is a small pool of water on the ground.

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The girl leaps across the puddle.

Meaning: This means that the girl is moving quickly into the air and from one side of the small pool of water on the ground to the other side. It's like saying, The girl is jumping over the puddle.

Choice of Words: The is an article that refers to a specific noun. Girl is a noun that refers to a young female person. Leaps is a verb that means to jump or move quickly into the air. Across is a preposition that means from one side of something to the other. The is an article that refers to a specific noun. Puddle is a noun that refers to a small pool of water on the ground. When you put them together, "The girl leaps across the puddle" means that the young female person is moving quickly into the air and from one side of the small pool of water on the ground to the other side.

The young lady hops over the water.

Meaning: This means that the woman is moving quickly into the air and back down again on one foot over the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or that is found in rivers, lakes, and oceans. It's like saying, The woman is hopping over the puddle.

Choice of Words: The is an article that refers to a specific noun. Young is an adjective that means not old. Lady is a noun that refers to a woman. Hops is a verb that means to move quickly into the air and back down again on one foot. Over is a preposition that means on the other side of something. The is an article that refers to a specific noun. Water is a noun that refers to a liquid that falls from the sky as rain or that is found in rivers, lakes, and oceans. When you put them together, "The young lady hops over the water" means that the not old woman is moving quickly into the air and back down again on one foot over the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or that is found in rivers, lakes, and oceans.

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