The little girl skipped joyfully through the park.

Meaning: A young female child moved nimbly and happily across the park.

Choice of Words: Little is an adjective used to describe something that is not big in size. Girl is a young female child. Skipped is a verb that means to move quickly and lightly, taking short steps. Joyfully means with great happiness. Through means moving from one side of something to the other.

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The tiny lass hopped merrily across the green.

Meaning: This means that a very small young girl was jumping on one foot from one side to the other of a public grassy area, and she was very happy and cheerful while she was doing it.

Choice of Words: Tiny means very small in size. Lass is an old-fashioned word for a young girl. Hopped means to jump on one foot. Merrily means happily and cheerfully. Across means from one side to the other. Green is a public grassy area.

The wee bairn skipped gleefully through the parkland.

Meaning: This means that a small child was moving quickly and lightly by jumping on one foot at a time from one side to the other of a large public green space, and she was very happy and joyful while she was doing it.

Choice of Words: Wee means small in size. Bairn is a Scottish word for a child. Skipped means to move quickly and lightly by jumping on one foot at a time. Gleefully means with great joy and happiness. Through means from one side to the other. Parkland is a large public green space.

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