The gentle breeze rustled the leaves of the tall trees.
Meaning: A soft wind made a nice sound as it passed through the leaves on the tall trees.
Choice of Words: Gentle means mild and not harsh. Breeze is a light wind. Rustled means to make a soft, swishing sound. Leaves are the flat, green parts of a plant that grow from its stems. Trees are large plants with woody stems and branches. This sentence uses these words to describe a gentle wind that is blowing through the leaves of some tall trees.
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