The gentle breeze rustled the leaves of the old tree.

Meaning: This sentence describes a gentle wind blowing through the leaves of an old tree.

Choice of Words: Gentle means kind, tender, or mild. Breeze is a light wind. Rustled means to make a soft, crackling sound. Leaves are the flat, green parts of a tree or plant. Old means having lived or existed for a long time. When you put them together, "The gentle breeze rustled the leaves of the old tree." means the soft wind made a soft sound as it moved through the leaves of the old tree.

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