The wind blows gently through trees.

Meaning: This describes the movement of air through the trees in a gentle manner.

Choice of Words: Wind is the movement of air. Blow means to move air or cause it to move. Gently means in a soft or delicate manner. Through means from one side to the other of. Tree is a tall woody plant with a trunk and branches. When you put them together, the sentence means that the air is moving softly or delicately from one side of the trees to the other.

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The wind blows gently through the trees.

Meaning: This means that the air is moving softly through the trees.

Choice of Words: Wind is the moving air around us, blows means to move air, gently means softly and trees are tall plants with woody stems. When you put them together, it means that the moving air around us is softly moving through the tall plants with woody stems.

The breeze rustles the leaves of the trees.

Meaning: This means that the gentle wind is making a soft, crackling sound as it moves through the leaves of the trees.

Choice of Words: Breeze is a gentle wind, rustles means to make a soft, crackling sound, leaves are the green parts of a tree and trees are tall plants with woody stems. When you put them together, it means that the gentle wind is making a soft, crackling sound as it moves through the green parts of the tall plants with woody stems.

The air sways the branches of the trees.

Meaning: This means that the moving air is gently moving the branches of the trees back and forth.

Choice of Words: Air is the moving air around us, sways means to move gently back and forth, branches are the woody parts of a tree that grow out from the trunk and trees are tall plants with woody stems. When you put them together, it means that the moving air around us is gently moving the woody parts of the tall plants with woody stems back and forth.

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