The crossing guard smiled happily.

Meaning: This means the person who helped people cross the road showed happiness or pleasure by curving the mouth upward.

Choice of Words: Crossing means moving from one side of a road to the other. Guard is a person who protects or watches over something. Smiled means to show happiness or pleasure by curving the mouth upward. Happily means in a happy manner. When you put them together, "The crossing guard smiled happily" means the person who helped people cross the road showed happiness or pleasure by curving the mouth upward.

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