Night came, owl awoke.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that when night came, the owl woke up.

Choice of Words: Night is the time from sunset to sunrise, came means arrived, owl is the name of the bird, awoke means woke up.

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As night fell, the owl stirred.

Meaning: This sentence also describes what happened when night arrived. The owl, which was sleeping, started to wake up and move around.

Choice of Words: Fell is a poetic way of saying that night came. Stirred means that the owl moved slightly, as if it was waking up.

When darkness enveloped the land, the owl emerged from its slumber.

Meaning: This sentence describes what happened when night arrived. The darkness covered the land, and the owl woke up and came out of its hiding place.

Choice of Words: Enveloped means that something was completely covered or surrounded. Land is a poetic way of saying the place where the owl lives. Emerged means that the owl came out of its hiding place. Slumber is a poetic way of saying sleep.

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