She longed to explore the vastness of space.

Meaning: The sentence is describing what the little girl wanted to do. It's like saying, The little girl wanted very much to travel around space and learn more about it.

Choice of Words: Longed means to want something very much. Explore means to travel around an area in order to learn more about it. Vastness means very large in size or amount. Space is the area beyond the Earth's atmosphere. When you put them together, "She longed to explore the vastness of space" means the little girl wanted very much to travel around space and learn more about it.

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She yearned to investigate the immensity of the cosmos.

Meaning: This means she had a strong desire to learn more about space and everything in it.

Choice of Words: Yearned means to have a strong desire for something. Investigate means to look into or study something carefully. Immensity means very large or vast. Cosmos is a fancy word for the universe or all of space and everything in it. When you put them together, "She yearned to investigate the immensity of the cosmos" means she really wanted to learn more about the vastness of space.

She longed to explore the boundless expanse of the universe.

Meaning: This means she had a strong desire to travel through and learn more about space.

Choice of Words: Longed means to have a strong desire or wish for something. Explore means to travel through or investigate an area. Boundless means having no limits or boundaries. Expanse means a wide, open area. Universe is a fancy word for all of space and everything in it. When you put them together, "She longed to explore the boundless expanse of the universe" means she really wanted to travel through and learn more about the vastness of space.

She dreamed of venturing into the unfathomable depths of the cosmos.

Meaning: This means she had a dream or vision in her mind of going on an adventure to explore space.

Choice of Words: Dreamed means to have a thought or vision in your mind, especially while sleeping. Venturing means to go on an adventure or journey. Unfathomable means impossible to understand or measure. Depths means the deepest part of something. Cosmos is a fancy word for all of space and everything in it. When you put them together, "She dreamed of venturing into the unfathomable depths of the cosmos" means she had a vision in her mind of going on an adventure to explore the vastness of space.

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