Skates glided smoothly on the ice rink.

Meaning: This sentence describes skates moving effortlessly across the smooth surface of an ice rink.

Choice of Words: Skates are shoes with blades attached to the bottom, used for skating on ice. Glided means they moved smoothly and effortlessly. Smoothly means without any problems or difficulties. Ice is frozen water. Rink is a prepared area of ice for skating.

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The skaters glided gracefully on the frozen pond.

Meaning: This sentence describes the movement of skaters on a frozen pond. It's like saying, The skaters were moving very smoothly and beautifully over the smooth surface of the frozen pond.

Choice of Words: Skaters are people who wear skates and move on ice. Gracefully means to move in a smooth and elegant way. Frozen pond is a body of water that has frozen over and created a smooth surface for skating. When you put all these words together, it creates a picture of skaters moving elegantly on the smooth surface of a frozen pond.

The hockey players sped swiftly across the icy surface.

Meaning: This sentence describes the movement of hockey players on an icy surface. It's like saying, The hockey players were moving very quickly over the smooth surface of the icy hockey rink.

Choice of Words: Hockey players are people who play hockey, a sport played on ice with a puck and sticks. Sped means to move very quickly. Swiftly means to move with great speed. Icy surface is a surface covered in ice. When you put all these words together, it creates a picture of hockey players moving very quickly across the icy surface of a hockey rink.

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