Secret Place

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Secret Place
shallow
concrete
slopes
plumes
shadowed
wilderness
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shallow

• not deep

The water is dark and shallow in its concrete bed.
The smaller kids stayed in the shallow end of the
pool.
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concrete

• a hard building material

The water is dark and shallow in its concrete bed.
The concrete sidewalk in front of our house has
cracks in it where dandelions grow in the spring.
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slopes

• upward or downward slants not level

Bushes and tangled weeds cling to the slopes of
the concrete walls.
The maple trees grew on two steep slopes
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plumes

• long feathers

I watched the bird float down, its legs thin and
reaching, its head plumes fanned.
The peacock spread out its beautiful plumes and
showed off their deep colors.
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shadowed

• covered in shadow partially hidden

A coyote came to lap the shadowed water.
The sun was shining so brightly, he moved to a
more shadowed area to stay cool.
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wilderness

• an area undisturbed by human activity or rules

Before the city grew, there was wilderness.
My mother says spending a lot of time in nature
and in the wilderness makes her happy.
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binoculars
smokestacks
nested
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forklift
freight
warehouse