The snow covered the ground in a thick blanket.

Meaning: There was a lot of snow on the ground.

Choice of Words: Snow is frozen water that falls from the sky in small white flakes. Covered means to spread something over a surface. Ground is the surface of the Earth. Thick means having a large amount of something in a small space. Blanket is a piece of cloth used to keep someone warm in bed. When you put them together, you get a picture of a lot of snow covering the ground like a blanket.

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