The train rumbled through the countryside, leaving a trail of smoke.

Meaning: A series of connected vehicles that run on rails made a deep, continuous sound as it moved through an area of land outside of a town or city, leaving a path of visible particles in the air produced by burning.

Choice of Words: A train is a series of connected vehicles that run on rails. Rumbled means to make a deep, continuous, and often hollow sound. Countryside is the area of land outside of a town or city. Leaving means to go away from a place. A trail is a path or track left by something that has passed. Smoke is a visible suspension of particles in the air, typically produced by burning.

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