The young boy listened intently to the teacher's explanation.

Meaning: The boy was paying close attention and focusing on what the teacher was saying.

Choice of Words: Intently means paying attention with great concentration. Explanation is a noun that refers to the act of making something clear or easier to understand.

Alternative Expressions

The young boy listened intently to the teacher's explanation.

Meaning: This sentence describes a young male child who is paying close attention to what his teacher is saying.

Choice of Words: Young means someone who is not an adult. Boy means a male child. Listened means to pay attention to something with your ears. Intently means to do something with great attention and focus. Teacher means someone who teaches or instructs. Explanation means a statement that makes something clear or understandable.

The boy was all ears as the teacher explained.

Meaning: This sentence also describes a young male child who is paying close attention to what his teacher is saying.

Choice of Words: Boy means a male child. All ears is an idiom that means to be listening very attentively. Teacher means someone who teaches or instructs. Explained means to make something clear or understandable.

The lad hung on the teacher's every word.

Meaning: This sentence also describes a young male child who is paying close attention to what his teacher is saying.

Choice of Words: Lad is another word for a young boy. Hung means to be suspended or attached to something. Every means all. Word means a unit of language. Teacher means someone who teaches or instructs.

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