Thunder boomed, lightning flashed brightly.

Meaning: The thunder was making a loud, deep sound, and the lightning was shining very suddenly and brightly.

Choice of Words: Boomed means to make a loud, deep sound, flashed means to shine suddenly and brightly, and brightly means with a lot of light.

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The sky was dark and cloudy, and it was raining heavily.

Meaning: This sentence describes a stormy day. The sky was dark and cloudy, and it was raining very hard.

Choice of Words: Sky is the space above the earth where the sun, moon, and stars are. Dark means it was not very bright. Cloudy means there were a lot of clouds in the sky. Raining means water was falling from the sky. Heavily means it was raining a lot.

The wind was blowing strongly, and the trees were swaying.

Meaning: This sentence describes a windy day. The wind was blowing very hard, and the trees were moving back and forth.

Choice of Words: Wind is the movement of air. Blowing means it was moving quickly. Strongly means it was moving with a lot of force. Trees are tall plants with woody stems and branches. Swaying means they were moving back and forth.

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