The cat sat on the windowsill, watching the rain fall.

Meaning: A small, furry carnivorous mammal that is often kept as a pet was in a seated position on the ledge at the bottom of a window, attentively looking at water falling in drops from clouds in the sky.

Choice of Words: Cat refers to a small, furry carnivorous mammal that is often kept as a pet. Sat means to rest in a seated position. Windowsill is the ledge at the bottom of a window. Watching means to look at something attentively. Rain is water falling in drops from clouds in the sky. Fall means to move downward freely under the force of gravity.

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