Feathers protected chicks from cold wind.
Meaning: This sentence tells us that the feathers helped to keep the baby birds safe from the cold wind.
Choice of Words: Feathers are the soft, light structures that cover a bird's body and help it fly. Protected means kept safe from harm or danger. Chicks are baby birds. From means starting at a particular place or time. Cold means having a low temperature. Wind is moving air.
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