The dog happily licked the vet's hand.

Meaning: The dog was pleased and used its tongue to taste or clean the vet's hand.

Choice of Words: Happily means feeling pleased or joyful. Licked means to pass the tongue over a surface to taste or clean it. Hand refers to the part of the human body at the end of the arm.

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The dog happily licked the vet's hand.

Meaning: This means that a particular dog was feeling happy and used its tongue to moisten the hand of a particular veterinarian.

Choice of Words: The is used to indicate a specific dog, happily describes the dog's emotional state, licked is the action the dog performed, the indicates the specific vet, hand is the part of the body the dog licked.

A cheerful canine enthusiastically lapped at the veterinarian's extremity.

Meaning: This means that an unspecified dog was feeling cheerful and eagerly used its tongue to moisten the hand of a veterinarian.

Choice of Words: A indicates an unspecified dog, cheerful describes the dog's mood, canine is a formal word for dog, enthusiastically emphasizes the dog's eagerness, lapped is a more sophisticated word for licked, at indicates the target of the licking, veterinarian's indicates the hand belongs to a veterinarian, extremity is a formal word for hand.

The pooch was all smiles as it slobbered all over the doctor's mitt.

Meaning: This means that a specific dog was feeling happy and used its tongue to moisten the hand of a doctor.

Choice of Words: The indicates a specific dog, pooch is a slang word for dog, was all smiles indicates the dog's happiness, slobbered is an informal word for licked, all over indicates the extent of the licking, doctor's indicates the hand belongs to a doctor, mitt is a slang word for hand.

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