The breeze blew gently through the leaves of the trees.

Meaning: A gentle wind was moving air in a soft and careful way through the flat, green parts of a tree that grow on the branches.

Choice of Words: Breeze means a gentle wind, while blew means to move air. Gently means in a soft and careful way, and leaves are the flat, green parts of a tree that grow on the branches.

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The wind was blowing softly through the leaves of the trees.

Meaning: This means that the air is moving softly through the leaves of the trees.

Choice of Words: Wind is the movement of air. Blowing means to move air. Softly means to do something in a gentle way. Leaves are the flat, green parts of a tree. Trees are large plants with a trunk and branches. When you put them together, this sentence describes the movement of air in a gentle way through the leaves of the trees.

The breeze was gently rustling the leaves of the trees.

Meaning: This means that the wind is causing the leaves of the trees to make a soft, crackling sound.

Choice of Words: Rustling means to make a soft, crackling sound. Leaves are the flat, green parts of a tree. Trees are large plants with a trunk and branches. When you put them together, this sentence describes the soft, crackling sound made by the leaves of the trees as the wind blows through them.

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