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Study the word EAVESDROP: (Source) "Eaves" are roof edges that poke out beyond the outer walls of a building. (Source) Eaves help rainwater drip away from the building, so that it doesn't drop directly onto the building to damage it. (Source) And an "eavesdrip," also called an "eavesdrop," is the space around a building where the rainwater drips down from the eaves. This eavesdrop has bushes just waiting to soak up the rain! (Source) Now, if you were to stand right outside somebody's house, right there in the eavesdrop, so that you could secretly listen to people inside, you'd be an eavesdropper. (Source) Whether or not you're actually standing right underneath someone's eaves, if you eavesdrop, you listen in on somebody else's private conversation, and you're sneaky about it, so that they don't know you're listening. Eavesdropping on people, or eavesdropping on their conversations, is a rude thing to do! No one likes an eavesdropper. If you're having a private talk with someone, and you find out later that someone else was eavesdropping on you, you'd probably be angry! (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture eavesdrop to sneakily hide so you can hear what other people are saying in private   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word EAVESDROP: Remember: eavesdropping is the rude, sneaky act of listening when other people are trying to talk in secret. Idea 1: "I look around, making sure no one is eavesdropping, before I tell (someone) about (something secret)." Idea 2: "When (some people) might be talking about me, I'm tempted to eavesdrop so I can find out (something)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.