The towering trees provided shade from the hot sun.

Meaning: The very tall plants gave cover from the warm star.

Choice of Words: Towering means very tall. Trees are tall plants with woody stems and branches. Provided means to give or supply something. Shade is an area of darkness or partial darkness caused by something blocking the light. Hot means having a high temperature. Sun is the star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat.

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The giant trees kept the sun's heat away.

Meaning: The very large trees blocked the sun's heat, preventing it from reaching the people or things beneath them.

Choice of Words: Giant means very large, like the trees in the story. Kept means to hold or prevent something from happening. Sun's shows that the heat belongs to the sun. Heat is the energy that makes things warm. Away means to create distance from something. In this case, the trees are keeping the heat from the sun away from the people or things beneath them.

The tall trees sheltered us from the sun's rays.

Meaning: The tall trees protected us from the lines of light and heat coming from the sun.

Choice of Words: Tall means having a lot of height, like the trees in the story. Sheltered means to protect or keep something safe from harm or danger. Us refers to the people or things being protected by the trees. Sun's shows that the rays belong to the sun. Rays are lines of light or heat that come from the sun.

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