The clouds gathered, signaling the approach of a storm.

Meaning: This sentence describes clouds coming together, indicating that a storm is coming near.

Choice of Words: Gathered is the past tense of the verb gather, which means to bring or come together. Signaling means communicating or indicating something. Approach means the act of moving towards or coming near something.

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The clouds joined together, showing us a storm was coming.

Meaning: This sentence also describes how clouds came together and indicated that a storm was coming, but it uses different words to express the same idea. It's like saying, The clouds came together and made it clear that a storm was coming.

Choice of Words: Clouds are collections of water vapor that form in the sky. Joined means to come together or to connect. Showing means to make something known or visible. Storm refers to a weather event with strong winds, rain, and sometimes lightning and thunder.

Clouds came together and told us a storm was on the way.

Meaning: This sentence uses simpler words to convey the same idea as the previous two sentences. It's like saying, The clouds came together and let us know that a storm was coming.

Choice of Words: Clouds are collections of water vapor that form in the sky. Came together means to gather or accumulate. Told means to communicate or inform. Storm refers to a weather event with strong winds, rain, and sometimes lightning and thunder.

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