Knight swung sword, dragon roared.

Meaning: This sentence describes a knight moving the sword back and forth and a dragon making a loud, deep sound.

Choice of Words: Knight is a person who fights in armor, usually on a horse. Swung is the past tense of the verb swing, which means to move something back and forth or in a circular motion. Sword is a long, sharp blade used in fighting. Dragon is a large, mythical creature with wings and fire-breathing abilities. Roared means to make a loud, deep sound, especially one expressing anger or pain.

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The brave knight swung his mighty sword at the dragon.

Meaning: This means that the knight was not afraid to fight the dragon and used his sword to try to defeat it.

Choice of Words: Brave means having no fear and showing courage. Knight is a person who fights on a horse and wears armor. Mighty means strong and powerful. Sword is a weapon with a sharp blade. Dragon is a large, mythical creature with wings and a long tail. When you put them together, this sentence describes a brave knight fighting a dragon with his sword.

With a deafening roar, the dragon unleashed its fiery breath upon the knight.

Meaning: This means that the dragon was very angry and used its fire breath to attack the knight.

Choice of Words: Deafening means extremely loud. Roar is a loud, deep sound made by animals, especially lions and tigers. Unleashed means to let loose or release something. Fiery means hot and burning. Breath is the air that comes out of your mouth when you exhale. When you put them together, this sentence describes a dragon releasing a loud, hot stream of fire from its mouth at the knight.

The knight's sword clashed against the dragon's scales, sending sparks flying.

Meaning: This means that the knight was trying to hurt the dragon with his sword, but the dragon's scales were too strong.

Choice of Words: Clashed means to hit or strike together with a loud noise. Scales are the hard, overlapping plates that cover the body of a reptile or fish. Sparks are small, hot pieces of metal or other material that are thrown off when two things hit each other hard. When you put them together, this sentence describes the knight's sword hitting the dragon's scales and making a loud noise and sparks.

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