The girls shared secrets in the dark.

Meaning: They told each other private things in a place where they could not be seen.

Choice of Words: Shared means to give or tell something to someone. Secrets are things that are kept hidden or private. Dark means without light. This sentence means the girls told each other secret things in a place where there was no light.

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The girls whispered secrets in the shadows.

Meaning: This sentence describes a situation where two girls are telling each other private things in a place where it is dark and there are shadows.

Choice of Words: Whispered means to speak softly so that only a few people can hear you. Secrets are things that you keep private or that you don't want other people to know. Shadows are dark areas created by something blocking the light. When you put them together, "The girls whispered secrets in the shadows" means that the girls were telling each other private things in a place where it was dark and no one could see them.

The girls confided in each other under the cloak of night.

Meaning: This sentence describes a situation where two girls are telling each other secrets in the darkness of night.

Choice of Words: Confided means to tell someone a secret or something that you trust them with. Each other means the two girls. Cloak of night is a poetic way to describe the darkness of night. When you put them together, "The girls confided in each other under the cloak of night" means that the girls were telling each other secrets in the darkness of night.

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