Pebbles glistened, reflecting light.

Meaning: The small, round stones shone and sparkled as they sent back the light that hit them.

Choice of Words: Pebbles are small, round stones. Glistened means to shine or sparkle. Reflecting means to send back light, heat, or sound. Light is the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

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The pebbles sparkled like tiny diamonds.

Meaning: This sentence compares the pebbles to diamonds because they were shining so much. It's like saying, The pebbles were so sparkly, they looked like they were covered in tiny diamonds.

Choice of Words: Sparkled means to shine with a lot of bright points of light. Tiny means very small. Diamonds are precious stones that are very sparkly.

The pebbles twinkled like stars in the night sky.

Meaning: This sentence compares the pebbles to stars because they were twinkling and shining in the light. It's like saying, The pebbles were shining so much, they looked like little stars in the sky.

Choice of Words: Twinkled means to shine with a small, flickering light. Stars are bright objects in the sky that twinkle. Night sky is the sky when it's dark at night.

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