The young girl skipped merrily through the meadow, picking flowers.

Meaning: A young girl happily hopped and jumped as she moved through the field while collecting flowers.

Choice of Words: Young is an adjective describing the girl's age. Skipped is a verb describing the girl's light and bouncy steps. Merrily means happily and cheerfully.

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The little girl hopped gleefully across the field, gathering blooms.

Meaning: This means a small female child was moving quickly and happily across a field, collecting flowers as she went.

Choice of Words: Little means someone or something that is small in size. Girl means a young female person. Hopped means to jump or move on one foot. Gleefully means to be very happy and excited. Across means to move or go from one side of something to the other. Field means a large open area of land, often used for growing crops or grazing animals. Gathering means to collect or bring together. Blooms means the flowers of a plant.

The young lass skipped merrily through the meadow, collecting blossoms.

Meaning: This means a young female child was moving quickly and happily through a field, gathering flowers as she went.

Choice of Words: Young means someone who is not an adult, usually a child. Lass means a young female person, especially in Scotland. Skipped means to move or jump quickly and lightly, often with a hopping motion. Merrily means to be happy and cheerful. Through means to move from one side of something to the other. Meadow means a field or grassy area, often used for grazing animals. Collecting means to gather or bring together. Blossoms means the flowers of a plant.

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