The girl whispered softly to her friend.

Meaning: This sentence describes a girl speaking very softly to her friend.

Choice of Words: Girl is a young female person, and whispered means to speak very softly. Softly means in a gentle and quiet manner.

Alternative Expressions

The girl spoke quietly to her friend.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses the word spoke instead of whispered.

Choice of Words: The girl is the one doing the speaking, and she's doing it quietly so that no one else can hear. To is used to show the direction of the speaking, and her friend is the person she's speaking to.

The girl told her friend a secret.

Meaning: This means that the girl is telling her friend something that she doesn't want anyone else to know.

Choice of Words: The girl is the one telling the secret, and she's telling it to her friend. A secret is something that is not supposed to be known by other people.

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