Night fell, stars twinkled brightly.

Meaning: This sentence describes the onset of night and the twinkling stars.

Choice of Words: Night is the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. Fell means to move or drop down. Stars are celestial bodies that emit light. Twinkled means to shine with a flickering light. Brightly means with a lot of light. Together, it means the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise moved or dropped down, and the celestial bodies that emit light shone with a flickering light with a lot of light.

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