Wind howled, trees swayed, leaves danced.

Meaning: This sentence describes a windy day with strong gusts of wind causing the trees to sway and the leaves to dance.

Choice of Words: Wind is the air that moves around us. Howled means it was making a loud, mournful sound. Trees are the tall, woody plants with branches and leaves. Swayed means they were moving back and forth. Leaves are the green things on trees. Danced is a poetic way to say they were moving and fluttering in the wind.

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The strong wind made the trees sway and the leaves dance.

Meaning: This sentence is saying that the strong wind caused the trees to move back and forth and the leaves to move in a graceful and rhythmic way.

Choice of Words: Strong means having a lot of power or force. Made means to cause something to happen. Sway means to move back and forth. Dance means to move gracefully and rhythmically.

The wind roared and the trees and leaves danced together.

Meaning: This sentence is saying that the wind made a loud, deep sound and the trees and leaves moved together in a graceful and rhythmic way.

Choice of Words: Roared means to make a loud, deep sound, like a lion. Together means in the same place at the same time. Danced means to move gracefully and rhythmically.

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