The caterpillar crawled slowly across the leaf.

Meaning: The baby butterfly moved very slowly by dragging its body along the flat, green part of the plant.

Choice of Words: Caterpillar is the name for the baby butterfly. Crawled means it moved very slowly by dragging its body along the ground. Leaf is a flat, green part of a plant.

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The inchworm inched along the leaf.

Meaning: This sentence describes a caterpillar moving very slowly along a leaf. It's like saying, The little worm-like creature moved very slowly, one inch at a time, along the leaf.

Choice of Words: Inchworm is another name for a caterpillar. Inched means to move very slowly, one inch at a time. Along means to move in a particular direction.

The larva slithered across the leaf.

Meaning: This sentence describes a caterpillar moving smoothly and quickly across a leaf. It's like saying, The little worm-like creature moved quickly and smoothly across the leaf.

Choice of Words: Larva is another name for a caterpillar. Slithered means to move smoothly and quickly with your belly close to the ground.

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