The horses' hooves clopped against the cobblestones.

Meaning: The horses' feet were making a clop clop sound as they walked on the stone road.

Choice of Words: Hooves are the hard parts at the bottom of a horse's foot. Cobblestones are small, round stones used to make roads.

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The horses' feet made a loud noise as they walked on the bumpy road.

Meaning: The horses were walking on a bumpy road, and the sound of their hooves hitting the bumps was loud.

Choice of Words: **Horses' feet:** This is another way to say "hooves." **Made a loud noise:** This means that the hooves made a lot of sound. **Bumpy road:** This is a road that has a lot of bumps and uneven surfaces.

The horses were making a clip-clop sound as they trotted down the street.

Meaning: The horses were walking down the street at a trot, and the sound of their hooves hitting the ground was a clip-clop sound.

Choice of Words: **Trotted:** This is a way that horses walk that is faster than a walk but slower than a run. **Clip-clop:** This is the sound that horses' hooves make when they trot.

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