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Question
Note the following words from the story. They all refer to different ways of walking. Find out their meanings and use each of them in meaningful sentences of your own. Refer a thesaurus and add a few more to the list.
- trod
- fluttered
- hurried
- skipped
- strode
- sped
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Solution
- trod - walked, stepped, strode, went
- fluttered - hovered, danced, flitted, flapped, oscillated, twitched, vibrated, flickered
- hurried - went fast, hastened, sped, charged, sprinted, chased, scampered, galloped, scrambled.
- skipped - capered, bobbed, bounded, jumped, leaped, gamboled,’ frisked, romped
- strode - marched, trod, paced, stalked, dashed, ran, flaunted, joggled, tramped, rushed, zoomed
- sped - hurried, rushed, zipped, spurred, hurtled, sailed, hastened, quickened
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