The girl opened the door and stepped inside the house.

Meaning: This sentence tells us about a girl who opened a door and went inside a house.

Choice of Words: Girl is a young female child. Opened means to move something so that there is a space or gap. Door is a movable barrier that opens and closes to allow people or things to enter or leave a building or room. Stepped means to move one's foot forward. Inside means within the limits or boundaries of something. House is a building where people live.

Alternative Expressions

The lady unlocked the entrance and entered the dwelling.

Meaning: This sentence describes a polite and well-mannered woman using a key to open a locked door to enter a house or other building in which people live.

Choice of Words: Lady is a noun that refers to a woman, especially one who is polite and well-mannered. Unlocked is a verb that means to open (a door, window, etc.) by releasing a lock. Entrance is a noun that refers to the place or means by which one enters a building or room. Entered is a verb that means to go or come into (a place). Dwelling is a noun that refers to a house or other building in which people live.

The young woman pushed open the front door and walked into the home.

Meaning: This sentence describes a female person who is not yet an adult using her strength to open the main door of a building and then walking into the place where she lives permanently or for a long period of time.

Choice of Words: Young woman is a noun that refers to a female person who is not yet an adult. Pushed open is a verb that means to force (a door, window, etc.) open by applying pressure. Front door is a noun that refers to the main door of a building. Walked into is a verb that means to move into (a place) on foot. Home is a noun that refers to the place where one lives permanently or for a long period of time.

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