Moon watched over night.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the moon looks down on the earth at night, watching over it.

Choice of Words: Watched means to look at something or someone carefully and attentively. Over means in a position of authority or control. Night is the time between sunset and sunrise.

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The moon looked down at the earth all night long.

Meaning: This means that the moon was in the sky at night, looking down on the earth for the entire night.

Choice of Words: The is a word that is used to refer to a specific thing. Moon is the name of the large, round object in the sky that we see at night. Looked means to turn your eyes towards something. Down means to move towards the ground. At means to focus your attention on something. The is used again to refer to a specific thing, in this case, the earth. All means the entire amount of something. Night is the time of day when it is dark outside. Long means for a long period of time. When you put them together, "The moon looked down at the earth all night long" means that the moon was in the sky at night, shining down on the earth for the entire night.

Throughout the night, the moon's gaze was fixed upon the earth.

Meaning: This means that the moon was in the sky at night, looking down on the earth for the entire night.

Choice of Words: Throughout means during the entire time of something. The is used to refer to a specific thing, in this case, the night. Moon's means belonging to the moon. Gaze means to look at something for a long time. Was is a verb that means to exist or to be in a certain state. Fixed means to be firmly in place. Upon means to be on or above something. The is used again to refer to a specific thing, in this case, the earth. When you put them together, "Throughout the night, the moon's gaze was fixed upon the earth" means that the moon was in the sky at night, looking down on the earth for the entire night.

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