Worms emerged, seeking food.

Meaning: This sentence describes how worms come out of the ground after rain to look for food.

Choice of Words: Worms are small, long, and slender invertebrates that live in the soil. Emerged means to come out of something. Seeking means to try to find something. Food is something that is eaten to provide energy and nutrients to an organism.

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Tiny worms came out of the dirt, looking for something to eat.

Meaning: This sentence means that very small worms left their hiding place in the soil and were trying to find something to put in their mouths and swallow.

Choice of Words: Tiny means very small. Dirt is the soil or ground. Came out means that the worms left their hiding place. Looking means that the worms were trying to find something. Eat means to put food into your mouth and swallow it.

Worms wiggled out of the soil, searching for their next meal.

Meaning: This sentence means that the worms moved their bodies in a curvy way to leave the soil and were looking for the food that they would eat next.

Choice of Words: Wiggled means that the worms moved their bodies in a curvy way. Soil is the dirt or ground. Searching means that the worms were looking for something. Meal is the food that you eat at one time.

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