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My father gave me a brain teaser with two groups of words missing. The four words in each group are anagrams of each other. I've solved the first group, but I'm stuck on the second group. Can you help?
Last spring, a GANDER and his mate began frequenting the small pond in my backyard. Their diet RANGED from grass in the spring to corn in the fall, so while it wasn't a problem yet, I feared that my vegetable GARDEN would be in DANGER later that year. I had to relocate them.
This wasn't one of my __1__, but I knew a little about their habitat. My lawn was probably __2__ than what they were used to, but it wasn't a great location. They prefer to nest on an island where they can safely __3__ their young. Behind my property was a large pond beside a __4__. To make that pond more attractive than mine, I added a floating platform, anchored to the bottom, to serve as an artificial island. When they saw this, they were happy to move.
Last spring, a GANDER and his mate began frequenting the small pond in my backyard. Their diet RANGED from grass in the spring to corn in the fall, so while it wasn't a problem yet, I feared that my vegetable GARDEN would be in DANGER later that year. I had to relocate them.
This wasn't one of my __1__, but I knew a little about their habitat. My lawn was probably __2__ than what they were used to, but it wasn't a great location. They prefer to nest on an island where they can safely __3__ their young. Behind my property was a large pond beside a __4__. To make that pond more attractive than mine, I added a floating platform, anchored to the bottom, to serve as an artificial island. When they saw this, they were happy to move.
Hint
Here are definitions of the missing words:1. talents; strong points
2. more pliant
3. to bring up; raise
4. wooded area
Answer
1. fortes2. softer
3. foster
4. forest
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