The clouds floated across the sky.

Meaning: This sentence describes visible masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere moving smoothly and easily through the air or water from one side to the other of the area above the earth that we can see.

Choice of Words: A cloud is a visible mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Floated means to move smoothly and easily through the air or water. Across means to move from one side to the other. The sky is the area above the earth that we can see.

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