Cat woke, night began.

Meaning: The cat woke up and the night started.

Choice of Words: Woke means to stop sleeping and become conscious. Night means the period of time between sunset and sunrise.

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The cat woke up as night was beginning.

Meaning: This means that the cat has just woken up as it is getting dark outside.

Choice of Words: The cat is the animal that is waking up. Woke means that the cat has just become awake. Night refers to the time of day when it is dark outside. Began means that something is starting to happen. When you put them together, it means that the cat has just woken up as the night is starting.

When the cat woke up, it was the start of the night.

Meaning: This means that the cat woke up as soon as it started getting dark outside.

Choice of Words: The cat is the animal that is waking up. Woke means that the cat has just become awake. Up means that the cat is now awake. When refers to the time that something happens. It refers to the cat. Was is a verb that means something existed at a certain time. The is an article that refers to a specific thing. Start refers to the beginning of something. Of means that something belongs to something else. Night refers to the time of day when it is dark outside. When you put them together, it means that when the cat woke up, it was the start of the night.

The cat's awakening coincided with the commencement of the nocturnal hours.

Meaning: This means that the cat woke up at the exact same time as it started getting dark outside.

Choice of Words: The cat's is the animal that is waking up. Awakening means that the cat has just become awake. Coincided means that two things happened at the same time. With means that two things are connected. The is an article that refers to a specific thing. Commencement refers to the beginning of something. Of means that something belongs to something else. Nocturnal means something that happens at night. Hours refers to the time of day. When you put them together, it means that the cat's awakening happened at the same time as the start of the night.

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