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The children played until the sun began to set.

Meaning: This means they continued engaging in fun activities until the sun started to sink below the horizon.

Choice of Words: Played means to engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation. Until means up to the time when something happens. Set means to sink below the horizon.

Alternative Expressions

The kids kept playing outside until the sun started to go down.

Meaning: This means that the kids kept playing outside until it started to get dark, which is a sign that it's getting late.

Choice of Words: The kids are the ones doing the playing. Kept playing means that they continued to play. Outside tells us where they are playing. Until means that they kept playing up to a certain point. The sun is what is setting, which is why they stop playing. Go down means that the sun is moving lower in the sky.

The little ones continued to play in the backyard until it got dark.

Meaning: This means that the little ones kept playing in the backyard until it was too dark to see, which is a sign that it's time to go inside.

Choice of Words: The little ones are the ones doing the playing. Continued to play means that they kept on playing. In the backyard tells us where they are playing. Until means that they kept playing up to a certain point. It got dark is what causes them to stop playing.

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