Rain fell heavily during the storm.

Meaning: This sentence describes the intensity of rainfall during a storm.

Choice of Words: Rain is water falling from the sky in drops. Fell means to move downward freely under the force of gravity. Heavily means in a large amount or quantity. During means at the time of or while something else is happening. Storm is a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds, thunder, and lightning. Putting them together, "Rain fell heavily during the storm" means that a large amount of rain was falling from the sky while the storm was happening.

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