The door creaked open, revealing a dark and mysterious passageway.

Meaning: This means when the door opened, it made a harsh sound and revealed a dark and mysterious passageway.

Choice of Words: The word creaked means to make a harsh, grating sound. Open means to move something to make an entrance or passageway. Revealing means to make something known or visible. Revealing a dark and mysterious passageway means the action of opening the door made visible a dark and mysterious passageway.

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