The bird flew high and soared through the sky.

Meaning: This sentence is about a bird flying high up in the sky.

Choice of Words: Flew means to move through the air using wings. High means at a great distance from the ground. Soared means to fly high in the sky. When we put them together, it means the bird was moving through the air using its wings and it was flying at a great distance from the ground.

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The feathered creature ascended and glided effortlessly in the celestial expanse.

Meaning: This sentence also describes a bird flying high in the sky, but it uses more sophisticated language. It's like saying, The bird flew very high in the sky, and it was gliding smoothly and easily through the air.

Choice of Words: Feathered creature is a more formal way of saying bird. Ascended means to move upwards, like when you climb a ladder. Glided means to move smoothly and quietly through the air, like when a bird flies without flapping its wings. Effortlessly means without any difficulty. Celestial expanse is a poetic way of saying sky.

The avian soared to great heights, its wings cleaving the air like a knife through butter.

Meaning: This sentence is similar to the previous two, but it uses even more figurative language. It's like saying, The bird flew very high in the sky, and its wings were cutting through the air very easily, like a knife cuts through butter.

Choice of Words: Avian is another formal word for bird. Soared means to fly high and smoothly. Great heights means very high in the sky. Cleaving means to cut or divide something. Air is the invisible gas that surrounds the Earth. Like a knife through butter is a simile, which is a comparison using the words like or as. In this case, it means that the bird's wings were cutting through the air very easily.

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