The girl laughed at the joke and clapped her hands.
Meaning: This means the girl found the joke funny and showed her happiness by laughing and clapping her hands.
Choice of Words: Laughed means to make a sound expressing amusement or joy. Clapped means to make a loud sound by hitting two hands together. When you put them together, "The girl laughed at the joke and clapped her hands" means the girl found the joke funny and expressed her amusement by making a sound and hitting her hands together.
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