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Question
Read the lines in which the following phrases occur. Then discuss with your partner the meaning of each phrase in its context.
meadow houses
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Solution
Meadow houses are a reference to several houses which inhabit the insects, birds and animals that live in the meadows. Such as burrows, nests and mounds.
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