The rain fell gently on the thirsty plants.

Meaning: The rain dropped softly and delicately onto the plants that needed water.

Choice of Words: Fell means to drop or move downward. Gently means in a soft or delicate manner. Thirsty means needing or wanting to drink. When you put them together, "fell gently on the thirsty plants" means the rain dropped softly and delicately onto the plants that needed water.

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The rain softly watered the dry plants.

Meaning: This means that the water from the sky came down softly and slowly and made the plants wet, which they needed because they were dry.

Choice of Words: Rain is the water that falls from the sky. Softly means it came down gently and slowly. Watered means it made the plants wet. Dry means not having any water. Plants are things like trees, flowers, and grass that grow in the ground.

The gentle rain quenched the thirst of the plants.

Meaning: This means that the water from the sky came down softly and slowly and satisfied the need for water that the plants had because they were thirsty.

Choice of Words: Rain is the water that falls from the sky. Gentle means it came down softly and slowly. Quenched means it satisfied the need for water. Thirst is the feeling of needing water. Plants are things like trees, flowers, and grass that grow in the ground.

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