In the morning, he leaves for work early.

Meaning: He goes to his job before the normal time.

Choice of Words: Morning is the time of day between sunrise and noon. Leaves means to depart from a place. Work is the occupation or activity that a person does to earn money. Early means before the usual or expected time.

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He departs his residence for his place of employment in the hours preceding the customary.

Meaning: This means that the person in the sentence goes to their job at a time that is before the usual time they go.

Choice of Words: Departs is a more formal word for leaves. Residence is a more formal word for home. Place of employment is a more formal way to say work. Hours preceding the customary is a more formal way to say early. When you put them together, "He departs his residence for his place of employment in the hours preceding the customary" is a very formal way to say that someone goes to work at a time that is earlier than normal.

At the break of dawn, the man ventures forth from his abode to his workplace with haste.

Meaning: This means that the person in the sentence goes to their job at a time that is before the usual time they go.

Choice of Words: Break of dawn is a poetic way to say morning. Ventures forth is a poetic way to say leaves. Abode is a poetic way to say home. Workplace is a more neutral word for work. With haste means to do something quickly. When you put them together, "At the break of dawn, the man ventures forth from his abode to his workplace with haste" is a very poetic way to say that someone goes to work at a time that is earlier than normal.

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