Dawn broke, painting the sky with hues of gold and blue.

Meaning: The new day began, and the sky turned into beautiful shades of gold and blue.

Choice of Words: The Dawn is the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise. Broke means to come into being or to start. Painting means to apply paint or color to a surface. Sky is the upper atmosphere of the earth. Hues are shades or variations of a color. Gold and Blue are colors.

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The sun peeked over the horizon, casting a golden glow across the sky.

Meaning: The sun came up and made the sky look warm and yellow.

Choice of Words: **Sun** is the star at the center of our solar system. **Peeked** means to look at something from behind something else. **Horizon** is the line where the sky and the land or sea meet. **Casting** means to throw or spread something. **Golden glow** is a warm, yellow light. So, the sentence means that the sun started to appear over the horizon and it spread a warm, yellow light across the sky.

The clouds parted, revealing the sun's golden rays.

Meaning: The clouds moved away and the sun came out.

Choice of Words: **Clouds** are white or gray objects in the sky that are made of water vapor. **Parted** means to move apart or separate. **Revealing** means to show something that was hidden. **Sun's golden rays** are the bright, yellow beams of light that come from the sun. So, the sentence means that the clouds moved apart and showed the sun's bright, yellow beams of light.

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