The girl opened the door and stepped inside.

Meaning: The girl moved the door so it was no longer closed and moved her foot into the place.

Choice of Words: Opened means to move something, such as a door or window, so that it is no longer closed. Door is a movable barrier that closes an opening in a wall or fence. Stepped means to move one's foot forward, especially onto or off something. Inside means within a place or area.

Alternative Expressions

A girl opened a door and entered.

Meaning: This sentence describes any girl who moved something so that there was a space or hole in any door, and then she went into the place.

Choice of Words: A is used to refer to any girl, opened is a verb that means to move something so that there is a space or hole, a is used again to refer to any door, and is used to join two clauses, and entered is a verb that means to go into a place.

One of the girls swung the front door wide and walked in.

Meaning: This sentence describes a specific girl out of a group who moved a specific front door back and forth or around in a circular motion so that it was of great width or extent, and then she moved forward by placing one foot in front of the other into the space.

Choice of Words: One is used to refer to a specific girl out of a group, of is used to show that the girl is part of a group, the is used to refer to a specific front door, swung is a verb that means to move something back and forth or around in a circular motion, wide is an adjective that means to be of great width or extent, and is used to join two clauses, and walked in is a verb phrase that means to move forward by placing one foot in front of the other.

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