The snow-covered trees stood like silent sentinels.

Meaning: This sentence is describing how the trees were standing very still and silent, like guards protecting the forest.

Choice of Words: Snow is the white stuff that falls from the sky when it's cold. Covered means to be completely hidden or protected by something. Trees are tall plants with a trunk and branches. Stood means to be in an upright position. Silent means making no sound. Sentinels are people or things that guard or protect something. When you put them together, you can imagine how the trees were standing tall and still, like guards protecting the forest.

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