Wheat was taken to the nearby mill.

Meaning: The grain used to make flour was carried somewhere to the building where grain is ground into flour that is close to.

Choice of Words: Wheat is a type of grain used to make flour, was is a past tense of the verb 'to be', taken means to carry something somewhere, to shows direction, the is an article referring to a specific thing, nearby means close to, and mill is a building where grain is ground into flour.

Alternative Expressions

The wheat was transported to the mill that was nearby.

Meaning: The wheat was taken to a mill that was situated close to its original location.

Choice of Words: Transported means to move something from one place to another. A mill is a building where grain is ground into flour. Nearby means close to something. So, this sentence means that the wheat was moved from one place to a mill that was close by.

The wheat was brought to the mill in the vicinity.

Meaning: The wheat was delivered to a mill that was found in the general area of another object or location.

Choice of Words: Brought means to take something to a place. A mill is a building where grain is ground into flour. Vicinity means the area around something. So, this sentence means that the wheat was taken to a mill that was in the area around something.

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