The eggs hatched after two weeks.

Meaning: This means that the young birds came out of their eggs after fourteen days.

Choice of Words: Eggs are the objects laid by birds, reptiles, and fish that contain the young before they are born. Hatched means to come out of an egg. After means following something in time or order. Weeks is a period of seven days. When you put them together, it means that the young birds came out of their eggs after fourteen days.

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The eggs opened up after two weeks.

Meaning: This also means that the baby animals came out of their eggs after 14 days.

Choice of Words: Eggs are objects that are laid by female animals like birds and reptiles, and they contain the young animal inside. Opened up means that the egg has broken open and the young animal has come out. After is a word that shows that something happened later in time than something else. Two weeks is a period of time that is equal to 14 days. When you put all these words together, it means that the young animals came out of the eggs after 14 days.

The baby animals came out of the eggs after two weeks.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences.

Choice of Words: Baby animals are the young of animals, and they are usually smaller and less developed than adult animals. Came out means that the baby animals have left the eggs. After is a word that shows that something happened later in time than something else. Two weeks is a period of time that is equal to 14 days. When you put all these words together, it means that the baby animals came out of the eggs after 14 days.

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