Clouds gather, thunder roar, lightning flash.

Meaning: This means that the clouds are coming together, there is thunder, and lightning is flashing in the sky.

Choice of Words: Gather means to come together in one place. Roar means to make a loud, deep sound. Flash means to shine suddenly and brightly.

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The clouds are getting together, the thunder is making a loud noise, and the lightning is flashing.

Meaning: This sentence is describing a storm. The clouds are coming together, the thunder is making a loud noise, and the lightning is flashing.

Choice of Words: Clouds are fluffy white things in the sky that sometimes make it rain. Get together means to come together. Thunder is the loud noise that happens when lightning strikes. Make a loud noise means to produce a sound that is very loud. Lightning is the bright flash of light that happens when thunder strikes. Flash means to shine brightly for a short time.

There is a storm coming. The clouds are getting closer together, the thunder is getting louder, and the lightning is getting brighter.

Meaning: This sentence is describing a storm that is getting closer. The clouds are getting closer together, the thunder is getting louder, and the lightning is getting brighter.

Choice of Words: Storm is a type of weather that has rain, wind, and sometimes lightning and thunder. Coming means to move towards a place. Clouds are fluffy white things in the sky that sometimes make it rain. Get closer together means to move closer to each other. Thunder is the loud noise that happens when lightning strikes. Get louder means to become louder. Lightning is the bright flash of light that happens when thunder strikes. Get brighter means to become brighter.

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