Telescope revealed distant galaxy.

Meaning: A telescope showed a galaxy that was very far away.

Choice of Words: Telescope is an instrument used to see faraway objects. Revealed means to show or make something known. Distant means far away. Galaxy is a large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.

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Powerful telescope allowed us to see a distant galaxy.

Meaning: This sentence is telling us that a strong telescope helped us see a galaxy that is very far away. It's like saying, We used a strong telescope that helped us see a group of stars that are very, very far from us.

Choice of Words: Powerful means strong or able to do a lot. Allowed means to give permission or the ability to do something. When you put them together, "Powerful telescope allowed us to see" means that a strong telescope gave us the ability to see something. In this case, we can see a distant galaxy, which means a group of stars that are very far away.

The telescope showed us a galaxy that is very far away.

Meaning: This sentence is telling us that a telescope helped us see a galaxy that is very far away. It's like saying, We used a telescope to see a group of stars that are very, very far from us.

Choice of Words: Showed means to make something visible or known. When you put it together with telescope and galaxy, "The telescope showed us a galaxy" means that the telescope made a galaxy visible to us. In this case, the galaxy is very far away, which means it is a long distance from us.

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