Animals scurried home as day turned to night.

Meaning: The animals hurried back to their homes as the day ended and night began.

Choice of Words: Scurried means to move quickly and lightly. Turned means to change or become.

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Animals hurried home as day turned to night.

Meaning: This sentence describes animals rushing to their homes as the day ends and night begins. It's like saying, When the sun goes down, the animals quickly move to their homes.

Choice of Words: Animals are living creatures that can move around on their own. Hurried means to move quickly, especially because you are late or in a rush. Home is the place where someone lives. Day is the time between sunrise and sunset. Night is the time between sunset and sunrise. When you put them together, "Animals hurried home as day turned to night" means that the animals were moving quickly to their homes as the day was ending and night was beginning.

Animals dashed home as the sun began to set.

Meaning: This sentence describes animals rushing to their homes as the sun starts to set. It's like saying, When the sun starts to go down, the animals quickly move to their homes.

Choice of Words: Animals are living creatures that can move around on their own. Dashed means to move very quickly, often in a sudden or hurried way. Home is the place where someone lives. Sun is the star at the center of our solar system. Set means to go down below the horizon, as the sun does at the end of the day. When you put them together, "Animals dashed home as the sun began to set" means that the animals were moving very quickly to their homes as the sun was starting to go down.

The animals rushed back to their homes as darkness fell.

Meaning: This sentence describes animals rushing back to their homes as it gets dark. It's like saying, When it got dark, the animals quickly moved back to their homes.

Choice of Words: Animals are living creatures that can move around on their own. Rushed means to move quickly, especially because you are late or in a rush. Back means to move in the opposite direction from the one you were going in. Homes are the places where someone lives. Darkness is the absence of light. Fell means to come down or to happen suddenly. When you put them together, "The animals rushed back to their homes as darkness fell" means that the animals were moving quickly back to their homes as it was becoming dark.

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