Breeze blew leaves around.

Meaning: This sentence describes the action of a gentle wind moving leaves in different directions.

Choice of Words: "Breeze" is a gentle wind, and "blew" is the past tense of "blow", which means to move air. "Leaves" are the flat, green parts of a plant that grow from its branches. "Around" indicates the direction in which the leaves were blown.

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A gentle breeze rustled the leaves.

Meaning: This means that a soft wind was blowing and making the leaves on the trees and plants make a soft sound. It's like saying, The wind was making the leaves move and make a gentle noise.

Choice of Words: Gentle means soft and not strong. Breeze means a light wind. Rustled means the wind made a soft sound as it moved the leaves. Leaves are the green parts of trees and plants.

The wind whispered through the leaves.

Meaning: This means that the wind was blowing and making a soft sound as it moved between the leaves on the trees and plants. It's like saying, The wind was making the leaves move and make a gentle noise as it passed through them.

Choice of Words: Wind means air that is moving. Whispered means the wind made a soft sound. Through means the wind moved between the leaves. Leaves are the green parts of trees and plants.

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