Snowflakes fell gently on the ground.
Meaning: Small pieces of ice were falling from the sky in a soft and delicate way to the solid surface of the earth.
Choice of Words: Snowflakes are small pieces of ice that fall from the sky during snowfall. Fell means to move downwards from a higher to a lower place. Gently means in a soft and delicate way. Ground is the solid surface of the earth. When you put them together, the sentence describes the small pieces of ice falling from the sky in a soft and delicate way to the solid surface of the earth.
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