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As he sowed, some seed fell on the road

"As he threw seed over the soil." In different cultures people sow seeds differently. In this parable the seeds were sown by throwing the seeds over the land that was prepared for growing.

some seed ... devoured it

All of the seeds that the farmer sowed are spoken of here as if they are one seed. "some seeds ... devoured them"