Bumblebees buzzed, collecting pollen from flowers.

Meaning: Bumblebees were making a humming sound while gathering pollen from flowers.

Choice of Words: Bumblebees are large, hairy bees, buzzed means to make a low, humming sound, collecting means to gather something together, pollen is a fine powder produced by flowers that helps plants reproduce, and flowers are the colorful parts of plants that produce seeds.

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The bees were busy gathering pollen from the flowers.

Meaning: This means that the bees were actively collecting pollen from the flowers.

Choice of Words: Bees are flying insects that live in colonies and produce honey. Busy means to be actively engaged in something. Gathering means to collect something together. Pollen is a fine powder that is produced by flowers and is used by bees to make honey. From means to move away from something.

The bees were collecting pollen from the flowers.

Meaning: This means that the bees were gathering pollen from the flowers.

Choice of Words: Bees are flying insects that live in colonies and produce honey. Collecting means to gather something together. Pollen is a fine powder that is produced by flowers and is used by bees to make honey. From means to move away from something.

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