They had never seen anything like it before.

Meaning: The other birds had never noticed something like the flying bird before.

Choice of Words: The word Seen means to notice something with your eyes. The word Anything means any one thing or person out of a group. The word Before means earlier in time.

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It was unlike anything they had ever encountered before.

Meaning: The thing in question was different from or not similar to anything the people or group in question had experienced or observed in the past.

Choice of Words: It = the thing in question Unlike = different from or not similar to Anything = any object, idea, or event They = the people or group in question Had ever encountered before = had experienced or observed something in the past

They were amazed by its uniqueness.

Meaning: The people or group in question were very surprised or impressed by the special or unusual qualities of the thing in question.

Choice of Words: They = the people or group in question Were amazed = were very surprised or impressed By its uniqueness = because of its special or unusual qualities

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