The girl picked up the ball and threw it to her friend.

Meaning: This means to lift something from the ground or a surface and send it through the air with force.

Choice of Words: Picked up means to lift something from the ground or a surface. Threw means to send something through the air with force. When you put them together, "Picked up the ball and threw it to her friend" means that the girl lifted the ball from the ground and sent it through the air with force to her friend.

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