The children eagerly awaited the taste of the cookies.

Meaning: The children were very excited and impatient to try the cookies.

Choice of Words: Children are young people. Eagerly means with great enthusiasm or desire. Awaited means to wait for something to happen. Taste is the sense that allows you to experience the flavor of something. Cookies are small, sweet treats often made with flour, sugar, and butter.

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The kids couldn't wait to try the yummy cookies.

Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first sentence. The children were very excited to eat the cookies because they knew they would be delicious.

Choice of Words: Kids is another word for children. Couldn't wait means that they were very eager to do something and didn't want to wait any longer. Try means to taste or experience something. Yummy means delicious or tasty. Cookies are sweet baked treats, usually made with flour, sugar, and butter.

The children were so excited for the cookies that they could barely contain themselves.

Meaning: This sentence means that the children were so excited to eat the cookies that they could barely control their excitement. They were bouncing around and couldn't wait to get their hands on them.

Choice of Words: Excited means to be very happy or enthusiastic about something. For means in anticipation of something. Cookies are sweet baked treats, usually made with flour, sugar, and butter. Barely means almost not. Contain means to keep something in a particular place or condition.

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