The vastness of space amazed the young girl.

Meaning: The young girl was very surprised and amazed by how big space is.

Choice of Words: Vastness means extremely large in size or amount, and amazed means to cause someone to feel great surprise or wonder. Young means not old and girl means a female child.

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The young girl was astonished by the enormity of space.

Meaning: This sentence also describes how the size and emptiness of space made the young girl feel very surprised and in awe, but it uses different words to convey the same idea.

Choice of Words: Astonished means to be greatly surprised or amazed. Enormity means very large or great in size or extent. Space is the area beyond the Earth's atmosphere that contains stars, planets, and other celestial objects.

The immensity of the cosmos left the child in a state of awe.

Meaning: This sentence is similar to the previous two sentences, but it uses different words to describe the same idea. It emphasizes the feeling of awe and wonder that the young girl felt when she thought about the vastness of space.

Choice of Words: Immensity means very great in size or extent. Cosmos is another word for space or the universe. Awe is a feeling of great respect or wonder. Child is another word for a young girl or boy.

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