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A White Heron

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Understand past narration about country life.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

heron
A tall bird with long legs that lives near water.
stream
A small river.
bush
A plant like a small tree with many branches.

Answer key

  1. It was Sylvie's job to bring her home to be milked.“Her” is the cow. “To be milked” is passive: someone milks the cow.
  2. The cow stopped at a small stream to drink.“To drink” gives the reason she stopped.
  3. Sylvie knew it wasn't a friendly bird's whistle.“Wasn’t” is the short form of “was not”. A whistle is a high sound.
  4. She forgot the cow and hid in some bushes.“Hid” is the past of “hide”.
  5. She was glad they were almost home.“Glad” means happy. “Almost” means nearly.

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