Shadows faded as the sun rose.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the shadows gradually disappeared as the sun rose and filled the room with light.

Choice of Words: Faded means to gradually disappear or become weaker. Sun is the star at the center of our solar system. Rose means to move upward or appear above the horizon.

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The shadows disappeared as the sun climbed higher in the sky.

Meaning: This means that the dark areas that were created when something blocked the light became no longer visible as the sun moved up higher in the sky.

Choice of Words: Disappeared means to no longer be visible or noticeable. Climbed means to move up or to go higher. Higher means to be at a greater height or elevation.

The sun's rays chased away the shadows.

Meaning: This means that the lines of light that come from the sun moved after the dark areas that were created when something blocked the light and made them go away.

Choice of Words: Rays are lines of light that come from the sun. Chased means to run after or to try to catch something. Away means to create distance from the current location or to move from the speaker.

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