The dragon breathed fire onto the castle walls.

Meaning: A mythical creature with wings and breathes fire released hot, burning substance onto the sides of the large building where a king or queen lives.

Choice of Words: Dragon refers to a mythical creature with wings and breathes fire. Breathed describes the action of the dragon releasing fire from its mouth. Fire is a hot, burning substance. Onto indicates the direction of the fire. Castle refers to a large building where a king or queen lives. Walls are the sides of the castle.

Alternative Expressions

The dragon blew fire at the castle walls.

Meaning: This sentence also describes a dragon using its breath to release fire onto the walls of a castle. It's like saying, The dragon used its mouth to release flames that landed on the castle walls.

Choice of Words: Blew is a verb that means to move air with force. At is a preposition that means in the direction of something. This sentence is similar to the first example, but it uses the word "blew" instead of "breathed".

The dragon unleashed a fiery breath onto the castle walls.

Meaning: This sentence describes a dragon using its breath to release fire onto the walls of a castle. It's like saying, The dragon used its mouth to release flames that landed on the castle walls with great force.

Choice of Words: Unleashed is a verb that means to release something with force. Fiery is an adjective that means full of fire or flames. This sentence is similar to the first two examples, but it uses the word "unleashed" to emphasize the force of the dragon's breath.

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