Stars twinkle above sleeping world.

Meaning: The stars shine brightly in the sky as the world below sleeps.

Choice of Words: Stars - bright points of light in the sky; Twinkle - to shine with a flickering light; Above - higher than something; Sleeping - resting; World - the earth and its inhabitants.

Alternative Expressions

Twinkling stars shine over the slumbering globe.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe the stars and the earth.

Choice of Words: Twinkling means to shine with an unsteady light. Stars are small, hot balls of gas that shine in the sky. Shine means to give off light. Over means above or on top of something else. Slumbering means to be sleeping. Globe means the earth. When you put them together, "Twinkling stars shine over the slumbering globe" means that the stars are shining in the sky above the earth while people and animals are sleeping.

The celestial bodies emit intermittent light above the terrestrial sphere where inhabitants are at rest.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses more formal language.

Choice of Words: Celestial bodies are objects in the sky, such as stars, planets, and moons. Emit means to give off or send out. Intermittent means to happen or occur at irregular intervals. Light is a form of energy that allows us to see. Above means higher than something else. Terrestrial sphere is a term for the earth. Inhabitants are people or animals that live in a particular place. Rest means to sleep or relax. When you put them together, "The celestial bodies emit intermittent light above the terrestrial sphere where inhabitants are at rest" means that the stars are shining in the sky above the earth while people and animals are sleeping.

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