Spring had finally arrived, filling her with hope.

Meaning: Spring had come after a long wait, and she felt positive and optimistic.

Choice of Words: Finally means after a long time or delay. Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.

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The flowers were blooming, signaling the arrival of spring.

Meaning: This means that the flowers are blooming, which is a sign that spring has come.

Choice of Words: Flowers are the colorful and often fragrant reproductive structures of plants. Blooming means to produce flowers. Signaling means to give a sign or indication of something. Arrival means the act of coming or reaching a place. Spring is the season of the year when the weather starts to get warmer and the days get longer. When you put them together, "The flowers were blooming, signaling the arrival of spring" means that the flowers were producing flowers, which is a sign that spring has arrived.

The birds were singing, heralding the coming of spring.

Meaning: This means that the birds are singing, which is a sign that spring is coming.

Choice of Words: Birds are warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterized by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Singing means to produce musical sounds with the voice. Heralding means to announce or proclaim the approach or arrival of something. Coming means the act of arriving or reaching a place. Spring is the season of the year when the weather starts to get warmer and the days get longer. When you put them together, "The birds were singing, heralding the coming of spring" means that the birds were producing musical sounds with their voices, which is a sign that spring is coming.

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