They dreamed of puddles all night long.

Meaning: The children thought about the puddles and the fun they had playing in them even while they were asleep.

Choice of Words: Dreamed means to experience a series of thoughts, images, and sensations during sleep. Puddles are small pools of water on the ground. All night long means throughout the entire night.

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The children wished for puddles all through the night.

Meaning: This means that the children really wanted to see puddles and thought about them a lot while they were sleeping. It's like saying, The children hoped very much that there would be puddles when they woke up.

Choice of Words: The children refers to the young people who are wishing. Wished is the past tense of the verb "to wish", which means to have a strong desire for something. Puddles are small pools of water that form on the ground after rain. All through the night means that the children wished for puddles for the entire night.

They longed for puddles during the entire night.

Meaning: This means that the people really wanted to see puddles and thought about them a lot while they were sleeping. It's like saying, The people wished very much that there would be puddles when they woke up.

Choice of Words: They refers to the people who are longing. Longed is the past tense of the verb "to long", which means to have a strong desire for something. Puddles are small pools of water that form on the ground after rain. During the entire night means that the people longed for puddles for the entire night.

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