context, middle school

In the desert, you might ride on a dromedary with two humps.

He refused to apologize for his behavior. He was not pentitent at all.

Anne is my friend, and I would never say something derogatory about her.

He slid the letter behind the bookcase, hoping to conceal it.

Brenda wanted relief from a bad backache. She hoped the medicine would alleviate the pain.

The dilapidated building was surrounded by many others that were also falling down.

My mother likes to save her money. She will not pay an exorbitant price for anything.

At the end of an August with no rain, the fields were parched.

Cora ingested a toadstool instead of mushroom and became very ill.

Unlike my obstinate brother, I am not stubborn about doing my chores.

Ray is inteterested in marine animals, especially whales and sharks.