The wind pushed the leaves around the yard.

Meaning: The wind caused the leaves to move in a circular direction in the yard.

Choice of Words: Pushed means to apply force on something, causing it to move. Leaves are the flat, green parts of plants that grow from the stems. Around means in a circular or curved direction. Yard is an area of land around a house or building.

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A breeze blew the leaves across the lawn.

Meaning: This means the leaves moved because of the gentle wind. It's like saying, The soft air moved and the leaves went with it.

Choice of Words: Breeze is a gentle wind, blew means to move air, leaves are the flat green parts of a plant that grow from the branches, and lawn is the grassy area of land around a house. When you put them together, the sentence describes how the gentle wind moved the leaves across the grassy area near the house.

The strong wind rustled the leaves in the trees.

Meaning: This means the leaves made a sound because of the strong wind. It's like saying, The powerful air moved and the leaves made a crinkly sound.

Choice of Words: Strong means having a lot of power, wind is the movement of air, rustled means to make a soft, crackling sound, leaves are the flat green parts of a plant that grow from the branches, and trees are tall plants with woody stems and branches. When you put them together, the sentence describes how the powerful movement of air made a soft, crackling sound as it moved the leaves on the branches of the tall plants.

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