Candles flickered, wishes made.

Meaning: It means people were making wishes while looking at the flickering candles.

Choice of Words: Candles are wax objects with a wick that you light to give light. Flickered means to shine unsteadily. Wishes are desires or hopes for something to happen. Made means to create or produce something. When you put them together, it means that candles were burning and people were making wishes.

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