Match these animal verbs (1–6) with their meanings (a–f).
Life Level 6
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1 2 3 4 5 6
duck out of parrot
wolf down bug
hound
snake through
a annoy
b eat very quickly
c avoid doing something
d follow and pester
incessantly
e weave in and out
f repeat

Which statement best paraphrases these sentences from the text

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