The streets were flooded, making them impassable.

Meaning: The streets were covered with water, so it was not possible to walk or drive on them.

Choice of Words: Flooded means to cover with water. Impassable means impossible to pass or travel through.

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The roads were covered in water, making it impossible to get through.

Meaning: This means that the roads are too full of water to walk or drive on.

Choice of Words: Roads are the same as streets, but they are usually bigger and connect different towns and cities. Covered means that the water is completely hiding the roads. Impossible means that it is not possible to do something. Get through means to travel from one place to another.

The streets were like rivers, and we couldn't cross them.

Meaning: This means that the streets were so full of water that they were like rivers, and we couldn't walk or drive across them.

Choice of Words: Rivers are large bodies of water that flow through the land. Like means that something is similar to something else. Couldn't is a contraction of the words could and not, and it means that we were unable to do something. Cross means to move from one side of something to the other.

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