Meaning: The wind moved quickly by the monkey's fur.
Choice of Words: Wind is the subject, rushed is the verb, past is the preposition describing the direction of the wind, and fur is the object.
Alternative Expressions
The wind was blowing past his fur.
Meaning: This sentence is also describing how the wind is moving past the animal's fur. It's like saying, The wind was blowing past the animal's fur.
Choice of Words:The is used to show that we are talking about a specific wind. Was is the past tense of is, which means that this happened in the past. Blowing means to move air around. Past means to go by something. Fur is the hair that covers an animal's body. When you put them together, "The wind was blowing past his fur" means that the wind was moving air around past the animal's fur.
A breeze swept across his coat.
Meaning: This sentence is describing how a gentle wind is moving across the animal's fur. It's like saying, A gentle wind blew across the animal's fur.
Choice of Words:A is used to show that we are talking about a specific breeze. Breeze is a gentle wind. Swept means to move quickly and smoothly. Across means from one side to the other. Coat is the fur or hair that covers an animal's body. When you put them together, "A breeze swept across his coat" means that a gentle wind moved quickly and smoothly from one side of the animal's fur to the other.