Sun peeked, clouds parted.

Meaning: The star at the center of our solar system appeared briefly and the white clouds separated.

Choice of Words: Sun: the star at the center of our solar system, peeked: appeared briefly, clouds: white or gray masses in the sky, parted: separated.

Alternative Expressions

The sun peeked through the clouds.

Meaning: This means that the sun was hiding behind the clouds, but then it started to come out from behind them.

Choice of Words: The sun is a big, bright star that gives us light and heat. Peeked means to look at something from behind something else, like when you peek around a corner. Through means to go in one side of something and out the other side, like when you go through a door. Clouds are white or gray things that float in the sky and sometimes block the sun.

The clouds parted, and the sun shone through.

Meaning: This means that the clouds moved apart, and the sun was able to shine through them.

Choice of Words: Clouds are white or gray things that float in the sky and sometimes block the sun. Parted means to move apart or separate, like when you part your hair. Shone means to give off light, like when a light bulb shines.

As the clouds parted, the sun peeked through.

Meaning: This means that the clouds moved apart, and the sun was able to look out from behind them.

Choice of Words: Clouds are white or gray things that float in the sky and sometimes block the sun. Parted means to move apart or separate, like when you part your hair. Peeked means to look at something from behind something else, like when you peek around a corner. Through means to go in one side of something and out the other side, like when you go through a door.

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