The forest floor was covered in a blanket of leaves.

Meaning: This sentence describes the forest floor being covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves.

Choice of Words: Forest means a large area of land covered with trees. Floor means the surface of the ground. Blanket means a soft, warm covering for a bed. When you put them together, "the forest floor was covered in a blanket of leaves" creates a picture of the ground in the forest being covered with a layer of fallen leaves.

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