Their footsteps crunched on the fallen leaves.
Meaning: The sound of their feet stepping on the dry leaves could be heard.
Choice of Words: Footsteps are the marks or sounds made by a person or animal walking. Crunched means to make a crackling or grinding sound when stepped on. Fallen means having dropped to the ground, and leaves are the flat, green parts of a plant that grow from the stem. This sentence evokes the sound of walking through a path covered with dry leaves.
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