The brave knight fought the dragon.

Meaning: The sentence is talking about a brave person who fought against a dangerous creature.

Choice of Words: The sentence has the following words that might be unfamiliar: Brave means not being afraid. Knight means a person who is trained to fight on a horse. Fought means to try to defeat someone in a fight. Dragon means a large, fire-breathing creature.

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The valiant warrior engaged the fire-breathing beast.

Meaning: This means that a brave warrior started a fight with a mythical creature that can breathe fire.

Choice of Words: Valiant means brave and courageous, warrior is a person who fights in battles, engaged means to start a fight, and fire-breathing beast is a mythical creature that can breathe fire.

The courageous paladin battled the serpentine monstrosity.

Meaning: This means that a brave knight who is also a holy warrior fought in a battle with a mythical creature that is like a giant snake.

Choice of Words: Courageous means brave and not afraid, paladin is a knight who is also a holy warrior, battled means to fight in a battle, and serpentine monstrosity is a mythical creature that is like a giant snake.

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