Rain fell gently on the thirsty ground.

Meaning: Water was coming down from the sky in a soft and careful way on the Earth that needed or wanted to drink.

Choice of Words: Rain is water that falls from the sky. Fell means to come down from a higher place to a lower place. Gently means in a soft and careful way. Thirsty means needing or wanting to drink. Ground is the solid surface of the Earth.

Alternative Expressions

Raindrops softly kissed the parched earth.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing how rain is falling on the ground. The raindrops are falling gently and softly, and the earth is very dry and needs the water.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are individual drops of rain, kissed is a poetic way to describe the rain gently touching the ground, parched means that the earth is very dry and needs water, and earth is another word for ground.

Liquid nourishment descended from the heavens upon the arid soil.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing how rain is falling on the ground. The water is falling from the sky, and the ground is very dry and needs the water.

Choice of Words: Liquid nourishment is a fancy way to say water, descended means that the water came down from the sky, heavens is a poetic way to say sky, arid means that the soil is very dry and needs water, and soil is another word for ground.

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