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split  off and moved to different  directions. One  pile  moved

          towards Sheriff, rolled over him and sucked him into it as it

          went forward.


          After all the people in the town were eaten, the separate piles

          came together, and enormous mass of white invaders floated

          into the air and streaked off toward the next town.


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                 Glossary



                 plow                   : plough
                 crew                   :  staff particularly those who operate a machine
                                          or vehicle
                 dribble                : flow slowly in small amounts

                 slime                  :  sticky liquid
                 weird                  :  very strange and unusual
                 suckle                 : get someone to suck / swallow

                 invader                :  An army that uses a force to attack others
                 streak                 : move very quickly




          2.1.  Arrange the  following  set of  words  in  alphabetical

                order.

                a.   suckle             snow              substance

                b.   where              weird             white

                c.   poke              pile               plow

                d.   mystery           explanation    mass                 enormous

                e.   began             vibrate            next             radio


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