The trumpet player's fingers danced across the valves.

Meaning: The trumpet player moved their fingers quickly and gracefully across the valves of the trumpet to create different sounds.

Choice of Words: Trumpet player is a person who plays the trumpet. Fingers are the long, thin parts of your hand that you use to touch and hold things. Danced means to move quickly and gracefully. Valves are small devices on a trumpet that change the pitch of the sound.

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