She opened the door and stepped inside.

Meaning: This sentence describes a person creating an opening in a barrier and moving through it.

Choice of Words: Opened means to make a way in or out by moving something. Door is a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle. Stepped means to move forward by lifting one foot and putting it down in front of the other.

Alternative Expressions

She unlocked the door and entered the room.

Meaning: This sentence describes the action of someone unlocking a door and going into a room.

Choice of Words: She unlocked the door and entered the room. Unlocked is the past tense of unlock, which means to open something that is locked. Door is the object that was unlocked. Entered is the past tense of enter, which means to go into a place. Room is the place that was entered.

She pushed the door open and walked into the house.

Meaning: This sentence describes the action of someone pushing open a door and walking into a house.

Choice of Words: She pushed the door open and walked into the house. Pushed is the past tense of push, which means to use force to move something. Door is the object that was pushed. Open is the past tense of open, which means to move something to create a space. Walked is the past tense of walk, which means to move by putting one foot in front of the other. House is the place that was walked into.

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