Ducks swam gracefully across the lake.

Meaning: The ducks were moving smoothly and elegantly through the water of the lake.

Choice of Words: Swam means to move through water using your arms and legs. Gracefully means in a smooth and elegant way. Lake is a large body of water. When you put them together, "Ducks swam gracefully across the lake" means that the ducks were moving smoothly and elegantly through the water of the large body of water.

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