The children chased the butterflies through the meadow.

Meaning: The children were running around in the meadow, trying to catch the butterflies.

Choice of Words: Children are young people, especially those between the ages of two and twelve. Chased means to run after someone or something in order to catch them. Butterflies are flying insects with large, often brightly colored wings. Through means from one side to the other. Meadow is an area of grassy land, often used for grazing animals. When you put them together, "children chased the butterflies through the meadow" means the children were running after the butterflies in the meadow, trying to catch them.

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