The bird flew across the meadow.
Meaning: This sentence describes the action of a bird moving through the air using wings from one side of a grassy land to the other.
Choice of Words: Flew means to move through the air using wings. Across means from one side to the other. Meadow is an area of grassy land. When you put them together, "The bird flew across the meadow" means the bird moved through the air using wings from one side of the grassy land to the other.
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