Crickets chirped a lullaby to the sleeping world.
Meaning: This sentence is describing how the crickets were making a soft, soothing sound that helped the world fall asleep, like a lullaby.
Choice of Words: Crickets are small insects that make a chirping sound. Chirped means to make a short, sharp sound. Lullaby is a song that is sung to help someone fall asleep. Sleeping means in a state of rest with the eyes closed. World is the Earth and all of its people and things. When you put them together, the sentence is describing how the crickets were making a soft, soothing sound that helped the world fall asleep.
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