The sun rose over the mountain.

Meaning: This means the sun became visible above the mountain.

Choice of Words: Sun is the star at the center of our solar system. Rose means to move upwards. Mountain is a large hill. When you put them together, "Sun rose over the mountain" means that the sun moved upwards and became visible above the mountain.

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The sun peeked over the mountain.

Meaning: This sentence is describing the event of the sun just starting to appear over the horizon of the mountain.

Choice of Words: Peek means to look or appear over the edge of something. Over means to be above or on top of something. Mountain is a large hill with steep sides. So when we put them together, "The sun peeked over the mountain" means that the sun just started to become visible above the mountain.

The sun emerged from behind the mountain.

Meaning: This sentence is describing the event of the sun coming out from behind the mountain and becoming visible.

Choice of Words: Emerged means to come out of something. Behind means at the back of something. Mountain is a large hill with steep sides. So when we put them together, "The sun emerged from behind the mountain" means that the sun came out from behind the mountain and became visible.

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