Wintry silence blanketed the landscape.

Meaning: During the winter season, there was no sound and everything was covered in snow.

Choice of Words: Wintry means related to winter, the coldest season. Silence means the absence of sound. Blanketed means it covered something completely. Landscape is the natural features of an area.

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A cold and quiet winter covered the land.

Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe the winter. It's like saying, The winter has made the land so cold and quiet that you can hear a pin drop.

Choice of Words: Cold means having a low temperature. Quiet means making very little or no noise. Winter is a season of the year when it's usually cold and snowy. Covered means to put something over something else. Land is the ground or earth. When you put them together, "A cold and quiet winter covered the land" means that the winter has made the land very cold and quiet.

The winter made the land very quiet and still.

Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses different words to describe the winter. It's like saying, The winter has made the land so cold and quiet that you can hear a pin drop.

Choice of Words: Winter is a season of the year when it's usually cold and snowy. Made means to cause something to happen. Land is the ground or earth. Quiet means making very little or no noise. Still means not moving. When you put them together, "The winter made the land very quiet and still" means that the winter has made the land very cold and quiet.

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