The mother bird sat on the eggs to warm them.

Meaning: This sentence describes how a mother bird kept the eggs warm by sitting on them. It's like saying, The mother bird stayed on the eggs to make them warm.

Choice of Words: Mother is a female parent. Bird is a feathered creature that can fly. Sat means to rest or remain in a seated position. Eggs are the oval objects that birds lay from which their young hatch. Warm means to make or become comfortably hot.

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