Crickets chirped merrily in the summer night.
Meaning: Crickets were making happy sounds at night during the summer season.
Choice of Words: Crickets are small insects that make a characteristic sound. Chirped means to make a short, sharp sound. Merrily means happily or cheerfully. Summer is the hottest season of the year. Night means the time when it is dark outside. When you put them together, the sentence means that crickets were making happy, short sounds during the warm season when it is dark outside.
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