Flowers bloomed, fragrance filled air.

Meaning: Flowers were producing flowers, and their smell was spreading in the air.

Choice of Words: Bloomed means to produce flowers. Fragrance means a pleasant smell. Flowers are producing flowers, and their smell is spreading in the air, so the sentence is describing the beauty of the flowers.

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The flowers have blossomed, their scent permeating the atmosphere.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing how flowers have opened up and are making the air smell nice, but it uses more grown-up words. It's like saying, The flowers have opened and are making the air all around us smell sweet and pleasant.

Choice of Words: Blossomed is a more formal way of saying bloomed, and permeating means to spread throughout something. Atmosphere is a fancy word for the air around us. When you put it all together, it means that the flowers have opened up and are spreading their nice smell all around the air.

With the arrival of spring, flora burst forth, their delicate aroma wafting through the gentle breeze.

Meaning: This sentence is describing how flowers bloom in the spring and their nice smell is carried by the wind. It's like saying, When spring comes, flowers suddenly appear and their sweet and pleasant smell is carried by the gentle wind all around.

Choice of Words: Arrival means when something comes or happens, and spring is the season when flowers start to grow. Flora is a fancy word for plants, and burst forth means to suddenly appear or happen. Delicate means something is fine and fragile, and aroma is another word for smell. Wafting means to move gently through the air, and breeze is a gentle wind. When you put it all together, it means that when spring comes, flowers suddenly appear and their nice smell is carried through the air by the gentle wind.

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