The snow melted quickly in the warm sun.

Meaning: This sentence describes snow melting quickly in the warm sun.

Choice of Words: Melted means to change from a solid to a liquid. Quickly means to happen in a short amount of time. Warm sun is a sun that is not very hot.

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The snow became water fast under the bright sun.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the snow that had fallen changed into water when the sun's strong light and heat warmed it up.

Choice of Words: Snow refers to the frozen water that falls from the sky. Became means to change into something else. Water is the liquid that we drink and that makes up most of the Earth's oceans. Fast means happening in a short amount of time. Bright means giving off a lot of light. Sun refers to the star at the center of our solar system that gives us light and heat.

The cold, white snow turned into wet water when the sun's rays heated it up.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the snow that had fallen changed from cold, white, and solid to wet and liquid when the sun's rays warmed it up.

Choice of Words: Cold means not warm. White describes something that is the color of snow. Turned means to change into something else. Wet describes something that is covered in water. Rays are lines of light that come from the sun. Heated means to make something warmer.

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