Sun set and they went home.

Meaning: When the sun went down, the boy and the girl returned to their respective homes.

Choice of Words: Sun is the star at the center of our solar system, set means to sink below the horizon, and is used to connect two related clauses, they refers to the boy and the girl, went means to move from one place to another, home is the place where one lives permanently.

Alternative Expressions

The sun went down and they returned to their abode.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses more formal language. It's like saying, When the sun went down, the people went back to the place where they live.

Choice of Words: The sun is the star at the center of our solar system that provides us with light and heat. Went down is another way to say set, which means to go down or disappear below the horizon. They refers to a group of people or things. Returned is a past tense verb that means to go back to a place. Abode is a fancy word for home. When you put them together, "The sun went down and they returned to their abode" means that the sun went down and the people went back to their house.

As the celestial orb descended, they embarked on a journey homeward.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it uses very formal and poetic language. It's like saying, When the sun went down, the people started traveling back to the place where they live.

Choice of Words: Celestial orb is a poetic way to refer to the sun. Descended is a fancy word for went down. Embarked is a fancy word for went or traveled. Homeward means towards home. When you put them together, "As the celestial orb descended, they embarked on a journey homeward" means that the sun went down and the people started traveling back to their house.

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