The bird's keen eyesight allowed it to spot prey from afar.

Meaning: This sentence describes a bird having sharp eyesight that helps it see and find prey from a distance.

Choice of Words: Keen means sharp or alert. Eyesight is the ability to see. Allowed means to give permission or opportunity. Spot means to see or notice something. Prey is an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food.

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The bird's sharp eyes helped it see its food from far away.

Meaning: This sentence means that the bird has eyes that can see things clearly, and these eyes helped the bird to see its food from a long distance away.

Choice of Words: Sharp means something is able to cut or make a clean edge, and in this case, the bird's eyes are sharp because they can see things clearly. Eyes are the organs in our head that help us see. Helped means to make something easier to do or happen, and in this case, the bird's sharp eyes made it easier for the bird to see its food. See means to use your eyes to look at something, and in this case, the bird is seeing its food. Food is anything that a living thing eats to stay alive, and in this case, the bird's food is something that it can eat. Far means a long distance away, and in this case, the bird's food is far away from the bird.

The bird could see its lunch from a long way off because it had really good eyesight.

Meaning: This sentence means that the bird is able to see its food from a long way off because it has very good eyesight.

Choice of Words: Could means to be able to do something, and in this case, the bird is able to see its food. See means to use your eyes to look at something, and in this case, the bird is seeing its food. Lunch is the meal that you eat in the middle of the day, and in this case, the bird's lunch is the food that it is going to eat. From means starting at a particular place or time, and in this case, the bird is seeing its food from a long way off. A is an indefinite article that means one, and in this case, the bird is seeing its food from one long way off. Long means a great distance in space or time, and in this case, the bird is seeing its food from a long way off. Way means a route or path, and in this case, the bird is seeing its food from a long way off. Off means away from a particular place or thing, and in this case, the bird is seeing its food from a long way off. Because means for the reason that, and in this case, the bird is seeing its food from a long way off because it has really good eyesight. It is a pronoun that refers to a particular thing or person, and in this case, it refers to the bird. Had means to possess something, and in this case, the bird has really good eyesight. Really means very much, and in this case, the bird's eyesight is very good.

The bird's eyes were so good that it could spot its meal from miles away.

Meaning: This sentence means that the bird's eyes were so good that it could see its food from miles away.

Choice of Words: Eyes are the organs in our head that help us see. Were is a verb that means to be or exist, and in this case, the bird's eyes were very good. So means to such a degree, and in this case, the bird's eyes were so good that it could spot its meal from miles away. Good means satisfactory or desirable, and in this case, the bird's eyes were very good. That is a conjunction that introduces a subordinate clause, and in this case, it introduces the subordinate clause 'it could spot its meal from miles away'. Could means to be able to do something, and in this case, the bird could spot its meal from miles away. Spot means to see or notice something, and in this case, the bird could spot its meal from miles away. Meal is the food that you eat at one time, and in this case, the bird's meal is the food that it is going to eat. From means starting at a particular place or time, and in this case, the bird could spot its meal from miles away. Miles is a unit of distance, and in this case, the bird could spot its meal from miles away. Away means to create distance from the current location or to move from the speaker, and in this case, the bird could spot its meal from miles away.

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