The tall giraffe stretched its neck to reach the leaves.
Meaning: This sentence is describing a tall giraffe stretching its neck to eat leaves from a tree.
Choice of Words: Tall means having a great height. Giraffe is an African animal with a very long neck and legs. Stretched means to make something longer or wider by pulling it. Neck is the part of the body that connects the head to the shoulders. Leaves are the flat, green parts of a tree.
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