Context Clues

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Context clues

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Hints from an author to define a difficult or unusual word.

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Context clue where a word's meaning is explained in the sentence.

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Definition

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Context clue defined as words in a sentence with similar meanings.

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Synonym

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Context clue defined as part of the unknown word.

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Word Part

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Word with opposite meaning?

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antonym

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Unknown word while reading: what to do first?

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Look for clues in the text

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Her quiet, timid ways made it hard to make friends. Type of context clue for 'timid'?

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synonym

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Context clue for 'provisions': water, food, warm clothing.

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example

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Companies are downsizing, reducing employees to save money. Type of context clue for 'downsizing'?

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definition

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Context clue for 'immaculate' in 'Unlike John's room, which was immaculate, Jeff's room was messy.'

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antonym