The tall giraffe stretched its long neck to reach the leaves at the top of the tree.

Meaning: This means the giraffe was using its long neck to try to touch or get the leaves at the highest part of the tree.

Choice of Words: Tall means having a great height. Giraffe is a long-necked African mammal with spots on its skin. Stretched means to make something longer or wider by pulling it. Neck is the part of the body that connects the head to the rest of the body. Reach means to try to touch or get something that is not close. Leaves are the flat, green parts of a tree. Top means the highest part of something. When you put them together, you get a picture of a giraffe using its long neck to try to reach the leaves at the highest part of the tree.

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