The fire crackled merrily in the fireplace.
Meaning: The sentence describes a process of burning that produces heat and light making a sharp, explosive sound happily or cheerfully in a structure made for burning fuel.
Choice of Words: Fire is a process of burning that produces heat and light. Crackled means to make a sharp, explosive sound. Merrily means happily or cheerfully. Fireplace is a structure made for burning fuel.
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