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The Bird's Peace
Reading Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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belligerent | argumentative; displaying an eagerness to fight |
conspicuous | noticeable; standing out |
flitted | flew swiftly from one place to another, settling only for a moment |
incubating | sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching |
melodically | tunefully; with a beautiful melody |
preened | trimmed or smoothed feathers with beak or tongue |
purling | flowing with a curling or rippling motion, as a shallow stream over stones |
sapling | a young tree |
serenely | calmly, peacefully |
thicket | a dense growth of bush or small trees |