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VIDEO In Seattle, Washington, a goose and her goslings were escorted from a busy interstate by no less than three police cars. The geese were on the Interstate 90 bridge, a floating bridge that crosses Lake Washington. It is the 2nd longest floating bridge in the world at 6,620 feet. The police helped to save the small gaggle after motorists called and alerted them to the danger. Two lanes of traffic were closed while the police guided the geese to an exit. This operation to "get the little guys cleared" occured during rush hour and lasted about twenty minutes. |
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| Word |
Sound |
Meaning |
| Seattle
(see-A-dul) |
pronounce
a good long E, reduce T to light D |
major
city in Washington state |
| goslings
(GO-slings) |
use the
short O as in "hot," stress first syllable |
baby
geese |
| police
(pu-LEES) |
reduce
first O, "i" sounds like EE |
those
who enforce the law |
| floating
bridge (FLO-ding brij) |
use
long O, reduce T, "dge" sounds like "j," speak words as a phrase |
a
bridge that is made to float on water and that has boat-like supports |
| gaggle
(GA-gul) |
use
good short A sound, L as final letter sounds like "ul" |
a
group of geese |
| operation
(o-per-A-shun) |
stress
the 3rd syllable |
a
process or procedure |
| cleared
(KLEERD) |
it can
help to think of this spelling: "kuleerd" as there is a small sound
between anther consonant and L |
removed |
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