Sun dipped, stars twinkled, night arrived.

Meaning: The sun went below the horizon, stars shone with a flickering light, and the period of darkness began.

Choice of Words: Sun is the center of our solar system, dipped means went below the horizon, stars are celestial bodies that emit light, twinkled means shone with a flickering light, night is the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

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The sun went down, the stars came out, and it was night.

Meaning: This sentence is describing the end of the day and the beginning of the night. The sun is going down (went down) and the stars are starting to appear (came out). It is now night time.

Choice of Words: The sun is the name of the big, bright star that gives us light and warmth during the day. Went down means to move lower or to set. The stars are the little, bright lights in the sky that we can see at night. Came out means to appear or to become visible. It was night means that the time of day when it is dark and we can see the stars had arrived.

As the sun set, the stars appeared and night fell.

Meaning: This sentence is describing the end of the day and the beginning of the night. The sun is going down (set) and the stars are starting to appear (appeared). It is now night time (night fell).

Choice of Words: As is a word that means at the same time as something else happens. The sun set means that the sun went down or disappeared below the horizon. The stars appeared means that the stars became visible in the sky. Night fell means that it became dark and the night time had arrived.

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