Blue butterfly landed on his outstretched hand.

Meaning: This sentence describes the butterfly coming to rest on the person's hand after flying.

Choice of Words: Landed means to come to rest on a surface after flying or jumping. Outstretched means extended or spread out.

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The butterfly with blue wings landed on his open hand.

Meaning: This means that a butterfly with blue wings came down and rested on the person's hand that was open.

Choice of Words: Butterfly is a type of flying insect. With blue wings describes the butterfly and tells us that its wings are blue in color. Landed means to come down and rest on a surface. Open means not closed. Hand is the part of the body at the end of the arm that you use to hold things.

A vibrant blue butterfly perched itself on his extended palm.

Meaning: This means that a butterfly that is a bright blue color landed and rested on the person's palm that was stretched out.

Choice of Words: Vibrant means bright and full of color. Blue is the color of the butterfly. Butterfly is a type of flying insect. Perched means to land and rest on something. Extended means to be stretched out. Palm is the inner surface of the hand.

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