Raindrops kissed leaves gently as storm passed by.

Meaning: The raindrops touched the leaves softly as the storm moved near or past the leaves.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are drops of water that fall from clouds. Kissed means to touch someone or something with your lips as a sign of affection. Leaves are the flat, green parts of a tree or plant. Gently means in a soft and careful manner. Storm is a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and rain. Passed means to move from one place to another. By means near or past something. When you put them together, it means the drops of water that fell from clouds touched the leaves in a soft and careful manner as the violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and rain moved from one place to another near or past the leaves.

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