A loud crash woke me up in the night.

Meaning: I was sleeping when a loud noise suddenly woke me up in the middle of the night.

Choice of Words: Loud means making a lot of noise. Crash is a sudden loud noise, usually associated with something breaking or falling. Woke means to stop sleeping. Up means to move from a lying or sitting position to a standing position. In means inside or within. Night is the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

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The loud bang startled me awake in the middle of the night.

Meaning: This means that you were sleeping and a very loud noise suddenly woke you up and made you feel surprised or scared.

Choice of Words: Bang is another word for a loud noise. Startled means to suddenly feel surprised or scared. Awake means to be not asleep. Middle means the center point of something. When you put them together, this sentence means that a very loud noise suddenly woke you up in the middle of the night and made you feel surprised or scared.

I was sleeping soundly when a deafening explosion jolted me awake in the dead of night.

Meaning: This means that you were sleeping very deeply and a very loud explosion suddenly woke you up in the middle of the night.

Choice of Words: Soundly means to sleep deeply and peacefully. Deafening means a noise that is extremely loud. Jolted means to move or shake suddenly. Dead of night means the middle of the night when it's very quiet and dark. When you put them together, this sentence means that you were sleeping very deeply when a very loud explosion suddenly woke you up in the middle of the night.

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