Their hearts raced with excitement and joy.

Meaning: They were very happy and excited and their hearts were beating very fast.

Choice of Words: Raced means to move very quickly. Excitement means a feeling of great happiness and anticipation. Joy means a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.

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The people's hearts were pounding with anticipation and delight.

Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe the people's emotions.

Choice of Words: People's refers to the people involved. Pounding is a verb that describes the strong beating of their hearts. Anticipation and delight are nouns that describe the emotions they were feeling.

The hearts of the people thumped with eagerness and glee.

Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses different words to describe the people's emotions and the sound of their hearts beating.

Choice of Words: Hearts refers to the hearts of the people involved. Thumped is a verb that describes the loud beating of their hearts. Eagerness and glee are nouns that describe the emotions they were feeling.

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