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From the Ted Talk by Wan Faridah Akmal Jusoh: The luminous mystery of fireflies

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(Laughter)

I decided to take a boat ride across the mangrove estuary one nhgit just to see what they look like. Well, the first 15 minutes of the journey was frightening. It was pitch-black out there, and the river was choppy. All I could hear was a faint breeze. As the river began to narrow, it was then that I noticed a mezmesinirg sight. Countless tiny flashes of lihgt saerttd to flicker on the trees, all flashing in almost perfect unison. It was as if they were dincnag to their own beat. That is the moment I will never forget. The moment I officially fell in love with kelip-kelip, known as fireflies in esnilgh.

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(Laughter)

I decided to take a boat ride across the mangrove estuary one _____ just to see what they look like. Well, the first 15 minutes of the journey was frightening. It was pitch-black out there, and the river was choppy. All I could hear was a faint breeze. As the river began to narrow, it was then that I noticed a ___________ sight. Countless tiny flashes of _____ _______ to flicker on the trees, all flashing in almost perfect unison. It was as if they were _______ to their own beat. That is the moment I will never forget. The moment I officially fell in love with kelip-kelip, known as fireflies in _______.

Solution


  1. light
  2. started
  3. dancing
  4. english
  5. mesmerizing
  6. night

Original Text


(Laughter)

I decided to take a boat ride across the mangrove estuary one night just to see what they look like. Well, the first 15 minutes of the journey was frightening. It was pitch-black out there, and the river was choppy. All I could hear was a faint breeze. As the river began to narrow, it was then that I noticed a mesmerizing sight. Countless tiny flashes of light started to flicker on the trees, all flashing in almost perfect unison. It was as if they were dancing to their own beat. That is the moment I will never forget. The moment I officially fell in love with kelip-kelip, known as fireflies in English.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
firefly species 7
tiny flashes 2
water quality 2
natural history 2
history museum 2

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natural history museum 2

Important Words


  1. beat
  2. began
  3. boat
  4. breeze
  5. choppy
  6. countless
  7. dancing
  8. decided
  9. english
  10. estuary
  11. faint
  12. fell
  13. fireflies
  14. flashes
  15. flashing
  16. flicker
  17. forget
  18. frightening
  19. hear
  20. journey
  21. laughter
  22. light
  23. love
  24. mangrove
  25. mesmerizing
  26. minutes
  27. moment
  28. narrow
  29. night
  30. noticed
  31. officially
  32. perfect
  33. ride
  34. river
  35. sight
  36. started
  37. tiny
  38. trees
  39. unison