Crisp air cooled her heated brow.

Meaning: The fresh and refreshing mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth made her hot forehead cooler.

Choice of Words: Crisp is an adjective that describes something as being fresh and refreshing. Air is the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. Cooled is a verb that means to make something cooler. Heated is an adjective that describes something as being hot. Brow is a noun that refers to the forehead.

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The cool breeze soothed her burning forehead.

Meaning: This means that the cool breeze helped to relieve the pain and discomfort of her hot forehead.

Choice of Words: Cool means slightly cold or refreshing. Breeze is a gentle wind. Soothed means to make something feel better or less painful. Burning means very hot or painful. Forehead is the part of the face above the eyes. When you put them together, "The cool breeze soothed her burning forehead" means that the gentle wind made her hot forehead feel better.

The refreshing wind calmed her feverish brow.

Meaning: This means that the refreshing wind helped to reduce the fever and discomfort of her hot forehead.

Choice of Words: Refreshing means to make something feel cooler or more pleasant. Wind is the movement of air. Calmed means to make something less excited or upset. Feverish means having a fever or being very hot. Brow is the part of the face above the eyes. When you put them together, "The refreshing wind calmed her feverish brow" means that the cool wind helped to make her hot forehead feel better.

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