Beetles crawled through the dirt slowly but steadily.

Meaning: This sentence describes the slow and steady movement of beetles as they crawl through the dirt.

Choice of Words: Crawled means to move slowly on hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground. Dirt is the loose material that covers the ground. Slowly means at a low speed. Steadily means at a constant pace or rate. When you put them together, "Beetles crawled through the dirt slowly but steadily" means that the beetles were moving slowly and consistently through the loose material that covers the ground.

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