The girl felt happy when she saw her friends.

Meaning: The girl was glad and delighted to see her friends.

Choice of Words: Happy means to feel pleasure or contentment. Felt means to experience or become aware of something. When you put them together, "Felt happy" means that the girl experienced a sense of joy or pleasure.

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The young lady was overjoyed upon encountering her companions.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses more formal language.

Choice of Words: Young lady is a more formal way of saying girl. Overjoyed means very happy. Upon encountering means when she met. Companions is another word for friends. When you put all these words together, the sentence means that the girl was very happy when she met her friends.

The lass was tickled pink to see her mates.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses informal language.

Choice of Words: Lass is a Scottish word for girl. Tickled pink is an idiom that means very happy. Mates is a slang word for friends. When you put all these words together, the sentence means that the girl was very happy to see her friends.

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