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Context Clues

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    Context Clues
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  • We found milk, yogurt, and cheese in the dairy SECTION of the grocery store. What does section mean?
    A distinct part of anything
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  • The farmer will SCATTER corn on the ground to feed his chickens. What does scatter mean?
    To throw loosely about.
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  • My grandmother stores lots of things down in the CELLAR. What does cellar mean?
    An underground room.
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  • No one could hear me until I used the megaphone to AMPLIFY my voice. What does amplify mean?
    To make larger, greater, or stronger.
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  • It takes the mailman four hours to walk his ROUTE each day. What does route mean?
    A course, way or road for passage or travel.
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  • Sally must COAX her dog with a treat to do his tricks. What does coax mean?
    To attempt to influence by gentle persuasion.
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  • As EDITOR of the city's newspaper, Mr. Sims corrects mistakes and checks the facts of each story. What does editor mean?
    A person who corrects, prepares or arranges materials for publication.
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  • The homecoming queen wore a very FASHIONABLE gown to the school dance. What does fashionable mean?
    Current, popular, stylish
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  • Many years ago, my grandmother's trunk once belonged to an ANCESTOR. What does ancestor mean?
    A person from whom one is descended.
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  • The teacher will REPEAT each spelling word three times. What does repeat mean?
    To say or utter again.
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  • The SWIFT current took us down the river in record time. What does the swift mean?
    Moving or capable of moving with great speed.
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  • Before going to sleep, I SWITCH off the light. What does switch mean?
    To change direction of course, turn, shift, change.
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  • It is UNUSUAL for a dog and a cat to like each other. What does unusual mean?
    not common or ordinary, uncommon
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  • We always BUNDLE our newspapers before taking them to the recycling center. What does bundle mean?
    Several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together.
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  • My dog likes to GNAW on bones before burying them. What does gnaw mean?
    To bite or chew on
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  • Ships of all sizes dock in the HARBOR at the end of their journey. What does HARBOR mean?
    a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship & so situated with respect to coastal features, to protect from waves, winds, current
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