The bird laid eggs in the nest.

Meaning: The bird placed the oval objects that contain the young before they are born inside the structure built for laying eggs and raising young.

Choice of Words: Laid means to put or place something down. Eggs are the oval objects produced by female birds, reptiles, and fish that contain the young before they are born. In means inside or within something. Nest is a structure built by a bird for laying eggs and raising young.

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