The birds fly high above us.

Meaning: This sentence is describing birds using their wings to move through the air at a high altitude, while we are on the ground looking up at them.

Choice of Words: Birds are warm-blooded creatures that have feathers and wings. Fly means to move through the air using wings. High means at a great distance above the ground. Above means at a higher place or position. Us means the people who are speaking or writing. When you put them together, "The birds fly high above us" means the birds are using their wings to move through the air at a great distance above the ground, and we are looking up at them.

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