Eggs hatch after incubation period.

Meaning: This sentence explains that after a certain period of incubation, the eggs hatch and the baby birds emerge.

Choice of Words: Eggs are the reproductive units of birds. Hatch means to break out of an eggshell, and incubation refers to the process of keeping eggs warm to help them develop. Period means a specific amount of time.

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Eggs break open after the time they spend inside the shell.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: **Eggs** are the round objects laid by birds, reptiles, and some fish. **Break open** means to come out of the shell. **The time they spend inside the shell** is the incubation period.

Baby animals come out of their eggs when the time is right.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses even simpler words.

Choice of Words: **Baby animals** are the young of animals. **Come out of their eggs** means to hatch. **When the time is right** means after the incubation period.

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