The rain fell from the clouds.

Meaning: This means that the water in the sky came down from the collections of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that float in the sky.

Choice of Words: Rain is water that falls from the sky in drops. Fell means to drop or come down from a higher place. From means starting at a particular place or time. Clouds are collections of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that float in the sky.

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The clouds let the rain loose.

Meaning: This sentence also describes how the rain comes from the clouds. It's like saying, The clouds opened up and let the rain fall down.

Choice of Words: Clouds are the things in the sky that carry the rain. Let loose means to release or set free. When you put them together, "The clouds let the rain loose" means that the clouds released the rain and let it fall down.

The sky cried tears of rain.

Meaning: This sentence describes the rain as if it's coming from the sky crying. It's like saying, The sky was sad and it cried tears of rain.

Choice of Words: Sky is the big blue thing above us. Cried means to shed tears. Tears are the drops of water that come out of our eyes when we cry. Rain is the water that falls from the sky. When you put them together, "The sky cried tears of rain" is a poetic way of saying that the rain came down from the sky.

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