According to the timeline, what was invented first: the ballpoint pen or the fortune cookie?

As I opened the door to my classroom, the mystery smell intensified. What is another word I could use for intensified?

After the play, the actors to a bow. - What does the homograph "bow" mean in this case?

The puppy was very reluctant to go with the stranger. What does reluctant mean and how do you know?

Mason thought it wasn't fair that he couldn't have dessert. What is the homograph in this sentence? What is the other meaning for this homograph?

The lost campers sweltered under the heat of the desert sun. What does "swelter" mean?

As the smell got worse, we moved with a sense of urgency away from the room. What is a possible synonym for the urgency? What tells you that?

Why was Maya's dad worried? How do you know?

If you take your Halloween candy to class, you may want to conceal it so others won't take it. What does conceal most likely mean?

Explain Personification: The old house sighed, its wooden frame groaning in the storm's fury. Rain hammered against the windows like angry fists, and the wind howled, a mournful sound that seemed to come from the very depths of the night.

My dad changed the tire on his old car. Identify the homograph, and what the other meaning of that word is.

Using context clues, what does the word Optometrist mean? How do you know?