Green peas popped in the boiling water's dance.

Meaning: The green peas made a popping sound as they cooked in the boiling water.

Choice of Words: Popped suggests a sudden and explosive movement. Boiling water's dance refers to the movement of boiling water.

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Green peas popped in the boiling water's dance.

Meaning: This sentence is describing how green peas are cooked in boiling water. When the peas are heated in the boiling water, they suddenly burst or explode and become soft and edible.

Choice of Words: Green peas are the little round seeds of a pea plant. Popped means to suddenly burst or explode. Boiling means very hot water that is bubbling and making steam. Water's dance is a poetic way of describing the way boiling water moves and bubbles.

The peas jumped and danced in the hot, bubbling water.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing how green peas are cooked in boiling water. The peas move around and bounce in the hot, bubbling water as they cook.

Choice of Words: Jumped and danced are verbs that describe the way the peas move in the water. Hot and bubbling describe the water.

The peas were like little popcorn kernels popping in the water.

Meaning: This sentence is comparing the way that green peas cook in boiling water to the way that popcorn kernels pop when they are heated. Just like popcorn kernels, the peas suddenly burst or explode when they are heated in the boiling water.

Choice of Words: Popcorn kernels are the small, hard seeds of a corn plant that pop when they are heated. Popping means to suddenly burst or explode. Water is the liquid that the peas are cooking in.

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