Seashells whisper tales of briny deep.

Meaning: Seashells seem to quietly tell stories about the salty and deep parts of the ocean.

Choice of Words: Seashells - the hard outer covering of a marine mollusk. Whisper - to speak softly or in a low voice. Tales - stories. Briny - salty. Deep - the part of the ocean that is far from the shore.

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The ocean's secrets are whispered by seashells.

Meaning: This means that the seashells are quietly sharing the ocean's secrets with us.

Choice of Words: Ocean's refers to the big body of water that covers much of the Earth. Secrets are things that are not known by many people. Whispered means to speak very softly, as if sharing a secret. Seashells are hard outer coverings of sea creatures.

Listen to the seashells' whispers of the ocean's depths.

Meaning: This means that we should pay attention to the quiet sounds that seashells make, because they are telling us stories about the deep parts of the ocean.

Choice of Words: Listen means to pay attention to sounds. Seashells' refers to the hard outer coverings of sea creatures. Whispers means to speak very softly, as if sharing a secret. Ocean's refers to the big body of water that covers much of the Earth. Depths means how deep something is.

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