The squirrel gathered nuts for the cold winter.

Meaning: The squirrel collected nuts to keep for the season when it is very cold.

Choice of Words: Gathered means to collect things together. Nuts are hard-shelled fruits from trees, such as acorns and walnuts. Winter is the cold season of the year. The squirrel was collecting nuts to store for the winter when food is scarce.

Alternative Expressions

The squirrel collected food for the long winter.

Meaning: This sentence also describes how the squirrel collects food to prepare for the winter, but it uses more general terms.

Choice of Words: Food is a general term for anything that can be eaten. Long means something that lasts for a long time, in this case, the winter. The rest of the words are the same as in the original sentence.

The squirrel stored food for the coming winter.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the squirrel collects food and stores it for the winter.

Choice of Words: Stored means to put something away for later use, in this case, the food. Coming means something that is about to happen, in this case, the winter. The rest of the words are the same as in the original sentence.

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