Siblings played, joy spread wide.

Meaning: Brothers and sisters engaged in an activity that brought happiness to everyone around them.

Choice of Words: Siblings are brothers and sisters. Played means they engaged in an activity for enjoyment. Joy is a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. Spread means to distribute or extend over an area. Wide means covering a large area or extent.

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The children of the same parents engaged in a game for their amusement, and their contentment permeated the surroundings.

Meaning: This means that brothers and sisters were having fun playing together, and their happiness could be felt by everyone around them. It's a more formal way of saying the same thing as the first sentence.

Choice of Words: Children are young people, usually under the age of 18. Parents are the people who raise and care for children. Engaged means to participate in an activity. Game is an activity played for fun. Amusement is the feeling of enjoyment. Contentment is a feeling of satisfaction. Permeated means to spread throughout something.

Brothers and sisters frolicked, spreading merriment far and wide.

Meaning: This means that brothers and sisters were having fun playing together, and their happiness could be felt by everyone around them. It's a more poetic way of saying the same thing as the first two sentences.

Choice of Words: Frolicked means to play or behave in a lively and carefree manner. Merriment is the feeling of joy or amusement. Far means a long distance. Wide means a large area.

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