Morning's light gently nudged her awake.

Meaning: The soft rays of the morning sun gently woke her up.

Choice of Words: Morning is the time of day between dawn and noon. Light is the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. Nudged means to push or move something gently.

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Morning's light gently nudged her awake.

Meaning: This means that the sunlight woke her up in a gentle way, like a soft push that made her open her eyes.

Choice of Words: Morning's light refers to the first light of the day, when the sun rises. Gently means softly and slowly. Nudged means to push someone or something gently. Awake means not asleep. When you put them together, "Morning's light gently nudged her awake" means that the first light of the day woke her up slowly and softly.

The sun's rays tickled her face, waking her from her slumber.

Meaning: This means that the sunlight woke her up by touching her face in a pleasant way, like a gentle tickle.

Choice of Words: Sun's rays are the lines of light that come from the sun. Tickled means to touch someone lightly and repeatedly, often causing a pleasant feeling. Face is the front part of your head. Slumber is a formal word for sleep. When you put them together, "The sun's rays tickled her face, waking her from her slumber" means that the lines of light from the sun touched her face lightly and repeatedly, which woke her up from her sleep.

The alarm clock's shrill sound jolted her out of her dreams.

Meaning: This means that the alarm clock woke her up by making a loud, unpleasant sound that startled her and made her wake up suddenly.

Choice of Words: Alarm clock is a device that makes a loud noise at a specific time to wake someone up. Shrill means making a high-pitched, unpleasant sound. Jolted means to move or shake someone suddenly and forcefully. Dreams are thoughts and images that you have in your mind when you are asleep. When you put them together, "The alarm clock's shrill sound jolted her out of her dreams" means that the loud, unpleasant sound of the alarm clock suddenly and forcefully woke her up from her sleep.

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