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The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blank in the sentence below.
I saw a cobra ___________ out of a clump of cactus.
Options
dived
gliding
Sprang
darting
whipped, back
delving
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Solution
I saw a cobra gliding out of a clump of trees.
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