Sword clashed against scaly hide.

Meaning: The knight's sword struck the dragon's scaly skin.

Choice of Words: Sword is a weapon with a long, sharp blade. Clashed means to strike or collide with something. Against means in opposition to. Scaly means covered in small, hard plates. Hide is the skin of an animal.

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The sword hit the scaly hide with a loud noise.

Meaning: This sentence describes the sound of a sword hitting the scaly skin of an animal, like a dragon or a snake.

Choice of Words: Sword is a weapon with a sharp blade, clashed means to hit with a loud noise, scaly means covered in small, hard plates, and hide is the skin of an animal. When you put them together, "Sword clashed against scaly hide" means that the sword hit the scaly skin of an animal with a loud noise.

The sword made a loud sound as it hit the animal's tough skin.

Meaning: This sentence describes the action of the sword hitting the animal's skin and the sound that it made.

Choice of Words: Sword is a weapon with a sharp blade, made means to create or cause something, loud means making a lot of noise, sound is the noise that something makes, as means at the same time, hit means to strike or touch something with force, animal's means belonging to an animal, and tough means strong and hard to break. When you put them together, "The sword made a loud sound as it hit the animal's tough skin" means that the sword caused a loud noise when it struck the strong and hard skin of an animal.

The sword's sharp edge struck the animal's scaly skin, creating a loud noise.

Meaning: This sentence describes the details of the sword, the animal's skin, and the action of the sword hitting the skin, as well as the result of the action.

Choice of Words: Sword's means belonging to the sword, sharp means having a fine edge, edge is the thin, sharp part of a blade, struck means to hit with force, animal's means belonging to an animal, scaly means covered in small, hard plates, skin is the outer covering of an animal's body, creating means to make or cause something to exist, and loud means making a lot of noise. When you put them together, "The sword's sharp edge struck the animal's scaly skin, creating a loud noise" means that the thin, sharp part of the sword hit the scaly skin of an animal with force, causing a loud noise.

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