Earthworms crawled out of their burrows.

Meaning: This sentence describes the movement of earthworms out of their burrows, which is a common sight after rain.

Choice of Words: "Earthworms" are long, slender worms that live in the soil, "crawled" means to move slowly and with difficulty, "out of" means from the inside to the outside, "burrows" are holes in the ground made by animals.

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Worms wiggled out of their tunnels.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe the earthworms and their movement.

Choice of Words: **Worms** is another word for earthworms. **Wiggled** means to move back and forth in a wavy way. **Tunnels** are like burrows, but they are made by worms.

Little critters slithered out of their dens.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it uses different words to make it sound more exciting.

Choice of Words: **Little critters** is a fun way to say small animals. **Slithered** means to move smoothly and quickly on your belly. **Dens** are like burrows, but they can be any small, enclosed space where an animal lives.

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