She was tired of being alone and wanted to make friends.

Meaning: The girl was tired of being alone and wanted to find people to be friends with.

Choice of Words: Tired means feeling weary or exhausted. Being is the present participle of be, which is a linking verb. Alone means without company or assistance. Wanted is the past tense of want, which means to desire or wish for something. Make means to create or produce something. Friends are people who have a close relationship with each other.

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She was lonely and wanted to find some friends.

Meaning: This means that she was feeling lonely and wanted to find people to spend time with.

Choice of Words: Lonely means feeling sad or unhappy because you are alone. Find means to locate or discover something. Friends are people who you like and trust, and who you spend time with. When you put them together, the sentence means that she was feeling sad or unhappy because she was alone and she wanted to locate or discover some people to spend time with.

She was by herself and wished she had some friends.

Meaning: This means that she was feeling lonely and wanted to find people to spend time with.

Choice of Words: By herself means being alone, without any other people around you. Wished means to have a strong desire for something. Friends are people who you like and trust, and who you spend time with. When you put them together, the sentence means that she was alone and she had a strong desire for some people to spend time with.

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