The wind rustled the leaves of the trees in the forest.

Meaning: The wind made a soft, crackling sound as it moved through the flat, green parts of the large plants with a woody stem and branches in the large area of land covered with trees.

Choice of Words: Rustled means to make a soft, crackling sound. Leaves are the flat, green parts of a tree. Trees are large plants with a woody stem and branches. Forest is a large area of land covered with trees.

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