Breeze blows through trees at night.

Meaning: This sentence is about the movement of air through trees during the night.

Choice of Words: Breeze means a light wind that moves air and may be cool or refreshing. Blows means to move air or to move in a strong wind. Through means to move from one side to the other of something. Trees are tall plants with branches and leaves. At means a particular time, place, or point in a series. Night is the time when the sun is not shining, typically from sunset to sunrise.

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A gentle wind rustles through the leaves of the trees at night.

Meaning: This means that a gentle wind is making a soft sound by moving the leaves of the trees when it is dark outside.

Choice of Words: A gentle wind means a wind that is not too strong. Rustles means to make a soft sound by moving leaves or paper. Through means from one side to the other. The leaves of the trees are the green parts of the trees that grow on the branches. At night means when it is dark outside. When you put them together, "A gentle wind rustles through the leaves of the trees at night" means that a gentle wind is making a soft sound by moving the leaves of the trees when it is dark outside.

The night wind whispers through the branches of the trees.

Meaning: This means that the wind that blows at night is speaking very softly by moving the branches of the trees.

Choice of Words: The night wind means the wind that blows at night. Whispers means to speak very softly. Through means from one side to the other. The branches of the trees are the parts of the trees that grow out from the trunk. When you put them together, "The night wind whispers through the branches of the trees" means that the wind that blows at night is speaking very softly by moving the branches of the trees.

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