Birds soared above forest canopy.

Meaning: Birds were flying high in the sky above the forest.

Choice of Words: Soared means to fly high in the sky, Birds are animals with feathers and wings, and Canopy refers to the top layer of branches and leaves in a forest.

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The birds were flying high in the sky, above the trees in the forest.

Meaning: This sentence is describing how birds are flying high up in the sky, above the trees in a forest.

Choice of Words: The birds are the creatures with wings that allow them to fly. Were flying means that they were moving through the air using their wings. High means that they were flying at a great height. In the sky means that they were flying in the air. Above means that they were flying higher than something else. The trees are the tall, woody plants with leaves that grow in a forest. In the forest means that they are surrounded by trees. When you put them together, "The birds were flying high in the sky, above the trees in the forest" means that the birds were moving through the air using their wings, at a great height, in the air, higher than the tops of the trees in a forest.

The feathered creatures took to the skies, ascending above the verdant expanse of the woodland.

Meaning: This sentence is describing how birds are flying high up in the sky, above the trees in a forest.

Choice of Words: The feathered creatures are the birds with wings that allow them to fly. Took to the skies means that they began to fly. Ascending means that they were moving upwards. Above means that they were flying higher than something else. The verdant expanse is the green, leafy area of the forest. Of the woodland means that it is part of the forest. When you put them together, "The feathered creatures took to the skies, ascending above the verdant expanse of the woodland" means that the birds with wings began to fly, moving upwards, higher than the green, leafy area of the forest.

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