The sunlight peeked through the branches of the tree.

Meaning: This describes the sunlight partially showing between the tree's branches.

Choice of Words: Peeked means to look quickly or furtively from a hiding place. Through means passing from one side of something to the other. When you put them together, "Peeked through" means the sunlight was partly visible between the branches.

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The sun's rays poked through the leafy canopy of the tree.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the sun's rays were pushing through the leaves at the top of the tree.

Choice of Words: Sun's rays are the lines of light that come from the sun. Poked means to push or press something with a pointed object. Leafy canopy is the top part of a tree where the leaves grow.

Golden sunlight filtered through the green leaves of the towering tree.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the warm, yellow light of the sun was passing through the green leaves of the tall tree.

Choice of Words: Golden sunlight is the warm, yellow light of the sun. Filtered means to pass through something. Green leaves are the flat, green parts of a tree that grow on the branches. Towering tree is a very tall tree.

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