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A GOOD TEACHER*
One day, a teacher was * attempting * to teach the names of
animals to * a class* of 5-year-olds. She held up a picture of a deer, and
asked one boy, "Billy, what is this animal?". Little Billy looked at the
picture with a * disheartened* look on his face and * responded*, "I'm sorry
Mrs. Smith, I don't know.". The teacher was not * one* to * give up *easily,
so she then asked Billy, "Well, Billy, what does your Mommy call your
Daddy?" Little Billy's face * suddenly* * brightened up*, but then a *confused
* look came over his face, as he asked, "Mrs. Smith, is that really a pig?"!
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Word Meanings :*
attempt (verb): try
disheartened (adjective) : discouraged, dismayed
dishearten (verb) : to cause to lose spirit or morale
respond (verb): reply
give up (verb) : surrender, abandon, leave.
brighten (verb): to become bright.
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