Lightning strikes quickly across the clouds.

Meaning: This sentence describes how lightning suddenly hits the clouds in a fast and rapid manner.

Choice of Words: Lightning is a sudden flash of light caused by the discharge of electricity in the atmosphere. Strikes means to hit something suddenly and forcefully. Quickly means in a fast and rapid manner. Across means from one side to the other of. Clouds are visible masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere of a planet.

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The lightning flashes fast through the clouds.

Meaning: This means that the lightning is appearing and disappearing quickly as it moves through the clouds.

Choice of Words: Lightning is a bright flash of electricity that happens in the sky during a storm. Flashes means to appear and disappear quickly. Fast means to happen in a short amount of time. Through means to go from one side to the other. Clouds are the white, fluffy things in the sky.

The lightning streaks rapidly across the clouds.

Meaning: This means that the lightning is moving very quickly in a straight line across the clouds.

Choice of Words: Lightning is a bright flash of electricity that happens in the sky during a storm. Streaks means to move quickly and in a straight line. Rapidly means to happen very quickly. Across means from one side to the other. Clouds are the white, fluffy things in the sky.

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