The girl felt sad to see the bird go.

Meaning: She experienced unhappiness upon observing the bird's departure.

Choice of Words: Felt is a past tense verb that means to experience an emotion. Sad is an adjective that means unhappy or sorrowful. See is a verb that means to perceive with your eyes. Go is a verb that means to move or travel somewhere.

Alternative Expressions

The girl was sad when the bird flew away.

Meaning: This means that the girl was unhappy when the bird left her by flying away.

Choice of Words: Sad means feeling unhappy or disappointed. Flew means moved through the air using wings. Away means to a different place. When you put them together, "The girl was sad when the bird flew away" means that the girl felt unhappy when the bird moved through the air using its wings to a different place.

The girl felt heartbroken as she watched the bird soar into the sky.

Meaning: This means that the girl was very sad when she saw the bird fly away high into the sky.

Choice of Words: Heartbroken means feeling very sad or upset. Soar means to fly high in the air. Sky means the space above the Earth where the sun, moon, and stars are. When you put them together, "The girl felt heartbroken as she watched the bird soar into the sky" means that the girl felt very sad or upset as she watched the bird fly high in the air above the Earth.

A wave of sadness washed over the girl as the bird disappeared into the clouds.

Meaning: This means that the girl felt very sad when the bird flew away and became invisible in the clouds.

Choice of Words: Wave means a large body of water that moves across the surface of the ocean or a lake. Washed means to cover or clean something with water. Disappeared means to stop being visible. Clouds means a large group of tiny drops of water or ice crystals that form in the sky. When you put them together, "A wave of sadness washed over the girl as the bird disappeared into the clouds" means that the girl felt a strong feeling of sadness as the bird became invisible in the group of tiny drops of water or ice crystals in the sky.

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