The tall giraffe reached for the leaves.

Meaning: This sentence is describing a large African mammal with a very long neck and legs that stretched out a hand or arm in order to touch or grasp in the direction of the flat, green part of a plant that grows from a stem.

Choice of Words: The word tall means having a great height. The word giraffe means a large African mammal with a very long neck and legs. The word reached means to stretch out a hand or arm in order to touch or grasp something. The word for means in the direction of. The word leaves means the flat, green part of a plant that grows from a stem.

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