We laughed heartily at the comedian's jokes.

Meaning: This means we enjoyed the comedian's jokes and laughed a lot because they were funny.

Choice of Words: Heartily means with a lot of feeling and enjoyment. Laughed is the past tense of laugh, which means to make a sound expressing amusement. Comedian is a person who tells jokes to make people laugh. Jokes are funny stories or sayings meant to make people laugh.

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We laughed heartily at the comedian's jokes.

Meaning: This means that the speaker and at least one other person laughed a lot because the comedian said funny things.

Choice of Words: We means the people who are laughing, which is the speaker and at least one other person. Laughed is the past tense of the verb laugh, which means to make a sound expressing amusement or joy. Heartily means with a lot of laughter. At indicates that the laughter is directed toward something or someone. The comedian's jokes refers to the funny things that the comedian said.

The comedian's jokes made us laugh out loud.

Meaning: This means that the comedian's jokes caused the speaker and at least one other person to laugh out loud.

Choice of Words: The comedian's jokes refers to the funny things that the comedian said. Made is the past tense of the verb make, which means to cause something to happen. Us means the people who are laughing, which is the speaker and at least one other person. Laugh is a verb that means to make a sound expressing amusement or joy. Out loud means that the laughter was audible.

The comedian had us in stitches with his jokes.

Meaning: This means that the comedian's jokes caused the speaker and at least one other person to laugh uncontrollably.

Choice of Words: The comedian refers to the person who is telling the jokes. Had is the past tense of the verb have, which means to possess or own something. Us means the people who are laughing, which is the speaker and at least one other person. In stitches is an idiom that means laughing uncontrollably. With his jokes indicates that the laughter is caused by the comedian's jokes.

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