Others hid quietly.

Meaning: This means that the other people concealed themselves without making any noise.

Choice of Words: Others means other people or things. Hid means to conceal or make something difficult to find. Quietly means without making any noise.

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The others stayed hidden.

Meaning: This sentence is telling us that some people stayed hidden. It's like saying, The other people stayed hidden and didn't come out.

Choice of Words: The others is used to refer to people other than the speaker or the person being spoken to. Stayed means to remain in a particular place or condition. Hidden means to be concealed or out of sight. When you put them together, "The others stayed hidden" means that other people remained hidden.

The others concealed themselves.

Meaning: This sentence is telling us that some people hid themselves. It's like saying, The other people hid themselves so that they couldn't be seen.

Choice of Words: The others is used to refer to people other than the speaker or the person being spoken to. Concealed means to hide or keep something out of sight. Themselves is used to refer to the people mentioned earlier. When you put them together, "The others concealed themselves" means that other people hid themselves.

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