The girl smiles happily at her friend.

Meaning: This means the girl is showing an expression of joy or contentment on her face, directed at a person she likes and trusts.

Choice of Words: Smiles is a verb that describes the expression on someone's face when they are pleased or amused. Happily means with joy or contentment. Friend is a person who is liked and trusted by another person. When you put them together, the sentence describes how the girl is expressing joy or contentment towards someone she likes and trusts.

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