Seagulls cry out over fishing boat.

Meaning: This sentence describes seagulls flying and making noise over a boat.

Choice of Words: Seagulls are common birds found near the ocean. Cry is a verb that means to make a loud noise, often expressing pain or sadness. Out means away from or outside of something. Over means above or on top of something. Fishing boat is a boat used for catching fish. This sentence creates an image of seagulls flying and making noise above a boat in the water.

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The seagulls are screaming above the fishing vessel.

Meaning: This sentence means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: **The seagulls** are the subject of the sentence, and **are screaming** is the verb. **Above** means higher than something else, and **fishing vessel** is another word for a fishing boat.

With raucous cries, the seabirds hover over the boat that catches fish.

Meaning: This sentence means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it uses more descriptive language.

Choice of Words: **Raucous** means making a lot of noise, **seabirds** is another word for seagulls, **hover** means to stay in one place in the air, and **the boat that catches fish** is another way to say fishing boat.

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