The old man had a long white beard.

Meaning: This sentence is describing a man who is advanced in age and has a lengthy, silvery facial hair.

Choice of Words: Old means someone who has lived for a long time. Man is a person who is male. Long means having a large distance from one end to the other. White is the color of milk or snow. Beard is the hair that grows on a man's face.

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