The rain was coming down in sheets.

Meaning: It was raining very heavily.

Choice of Words: Rain is water that falls from the sky. Coming means to move towards a place. Down means from a higher place to a lower place. Sheets are large pieces of cloth used for sleeping.

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The rain was pouring down heavily.

Meaning: This means that the rain is falling very heavily, like it is being poured down from the sky.

Choice of Words: Rain is the water that falls from the sky when clouds become full. Pouring means that the rain is falling very heavily, like it is being poured from a container. Heavily means that the rain is falling with a lot of force. When you put them together, "The rain was pouring down heavily" means that the rain was falling very heavily, like it was being poured from a container with a lot of force.

The rain was falling in torrents.

Meaning: This means that the rain is falling very heavily, like it is pouring down from the sky.

Choice of Words: Rain is the water that falls from the sky when clouds become full. Falling means that the rain is moving downwards from the sky towards the ground. Torrents means a large amount of something, like a lot of rain. When you put them together, "The rain was falling in torrents" means that the rain was falling very heavily, like it was coming down in large amounts.

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