The hikers climbed the mountain in the morning.

Meaning: This means the people went on a long walk in the countryside and moved upwards on a steep surface in the time of day between sunrise and noon.

Choice of Words: Hikers are people who go on long walks, especially in the countryside. Climbed means to move upwards on a steep surface. Mountain is a large hill with steep sides. Morning is the time of day between sunrise and noon.

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The hikers ascended the mountain at daybreak.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses fancier words.

Choice of Words: Hikers are people who go on long walks, especially in the mountains. Ascended is a fancy word that means to go up a mountain or hill. Mountain is a large, high hill. Daybreak is the time of day when the sun first starts to come up. When you put them together, this sentence means that the people who like to go on long walks went up a mountain when the sun was just starting to come up.

The group of trekkers scaled the peak before sunrise.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe the hikers and the mountain.

Choice of Words: Trekkers are people who go on long walks, especially in the mountains. Scaled means to climb up a mountain or hill. Peak is the top of a mountain. Sunrise is the time of day when the sun first starts to come up. When you put them together, this sentence means that the people who like to go on long walks climbed to the top of a mountain before the sun started to come up.

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