The written word paints pictures in our minds.

Meaning: When we read, the words we encounter create images and scenes in our imagination.

Choice of Words: Paints pictures means to create a visual representation using words. Written word refers to text, literature, or any form of communication expressed in written form. Our minds refers to the consciousness and thought processes of an individual.

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The written word paints images in our heads.

Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first one. It's saying that when we read words, they create pictures in our minds.

Choice of Words: Written means something that has been put into words or text. Word is a single unit of language that has a meaning. Paints means to create a picture or design using paint. Images are pictures that show us something. Heads is the top part of our body where our brain is.

Words on paper make pictures in our brains.

Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first two. It's saying that when we read words on paper, they create pictures in our minds.

Choice of Words: Words are units of language that have a meaning. Paper is a thin material that we can write or draw on. Make means to create something. Pictures are images that show us something. Brains are the part of our body that thinks and feels.

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