The eagle did what the prairie chickens did. It scratched in the dirt for seeds. It clucked and cackled. It never flew more than a few feet because that was what the prairie chickens did.
What does scratch here mean? And what does It scratched in the dirt for seeds mean?
It scraped the earth with its feet, looking for seeds to eat.
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