She padded softly across the room, her slippers making no sound.

Meaning: She walked quietly across the room and her slippers did not make any noise.

Choice of Words: Padded means to walk or move quietly and softly. Slippers are shoes that are worn indoors. Making means to cause something to happen or exist. Sound is something that you can hear.

Alternative Expressions

She walked quietly across the room, her slippers making no sound.

Meaning: This sentence also describes a woman walking across a room in a way that makes no noise. However, instead of using the word "padded," it uses the word "walked." This is a more common way to describe walking.

Choice of Words: Walked means to move by putting one foot in front of the other. Quietly means without making much noise. Across means from one side of a space to the other. Room is a space inside a building where people can live, work, or play. Slippers are soft, comfortable shoes that people wear indoors. Making means causing something to happen or exist. No means not any. Sound is something that you can hear.

She tiptoed across the room, her slippers making no sound.

Meaning: This sentence describes a woman walking across a room in a way that makes no noise. However, instead of using the word "padded" or "walked," it uses the word "tiptoed." This means that she is walking on her toes to make less noise.

Choice of Words: Tiptoed means to walk on your toes, usually to make less noise. Across means from one side of a space to the other. Room is a space inside a building where people can live, work, or play. Slippers are soft, comfortable shoes that people wear indoors. Making means causing something to happen or exist. No means not any. Sound is something that you can hear.

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