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"My grandfather built a greenhouse in his backyard to grow tomatoes even during the cold winter months. "

"I saw a cockroach scurry under the refrigerator in the kitchen. "

"While walking to school, Sarah found a lost wallet on the ground. "

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

""Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." — St. Catherine of Siena"

"The gardener was happy to see several mantids in the vegetable patch, as they help control pests. "

"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."

"The cat likes to sleep on the underside of the chair to stay out of sight. "

"Because classification has changed, entomologists sometimes use "orthopteroid" to refer to insects like grasshoppers, crickets, cockroaches, and mantises in a general, historical sense. "

"The music teacher explained that a "large" is a very long note, longer than a breve. "

"Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps."

"We saw cockroaches scurrying under the refrigerator in the kitchen. "