Creaky floorboards groaned under paws.

Meaning: This sentence describes the sound made by the cat's paws as it walks on the creaky floorboards of the attic.

Choice of Words: Creaky means making a squeaking or groaning sound when stepped on. Floorboards are the boards that make up a floor. Groaned means to make a low, deep sound of pain or distress. Under means below or beneath something. Paws are the feet of an animal with claws.

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• Creaky floorboards groaned beneath his feet.
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