Ladybugs crawled slowly across the leaves.

Meaning: The ladybugs moved slowly and carefully on hands and knees or on the belly from one side to the other of the flat, green parts of a plant that grow from the stems.

Choice of Words: The word "crawled" is a verb that means to move slowly and carefully on hands and knees or on the belly. The word "slowly" means at a low speed. The word "across" means from one side to the other. The word "leaves" means the flat, green parts of a plant that grow from the stems.

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