One day, they heard a strange noise.

Meaning: This sentence introduces an event that breaks the animals' peaceful existence and piques their curiosity.

Choice of Words: One is used to specify an unspecified day in the past. Day refers to a 24-hour period. Heard means they perceived a sound with their ears. Strange describes the sound as unfamiliar or unusual, and Noise refers to a loud or unpleasant sound.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• He heard a strange noise.
• He heard a strange noise outside his house.
• One day, she finds a strange book in the library.
• One day, he found a strange creature in the woods.
• It was a strange, mechanical sound, unlike anything he'd heard before.
• She heard the noise in the room.
• She heard a loud noise.
• The girl hid under the bed when she heard the noise.
• Cat hid under the bed when it heard a noise.
• The cat's ears perked up as it heard a noise.