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When most people think of libraries, they think of books. However, there are as many library services as there are types of people who use them.

• libraries

• library services

• people

A camera takes the light rays that bounce off the subjects being photographed and focuses them on a sheet of film for an instant. This light makes chemical changes in the

coating on the film.

• subjects

• camera

• light rays

• sheet film

Word analysis is not always sufficient to give us the precise definition of a word. Thus, we need to combine it with context clues in order to make it easier for us to decide a clear meaning of the word.

• word analysis

• definition

• meaning

A large group of prey may be easier for a predator to find at any given point than a small one, and predator may think twice before taking on such a group.

• group

• prey

• predator

• point

A huge loss of life resulted from the introduction of Old World diseases into the Americas in the early sixteenth century. The inhabitants of the Americas were separated from Asia, Africa, and Europe by rising oceans following the Ice Ages, and, as a result, they were isolated by means of this watery barrier from numerous virulent epidemic diseases.

• the inhabitants

• epidemic diseases

• rising oceans

• the Ice Age

Detergents clean clothes by first removing particles of dirt from the fabric, then suspending the particles until they can be washed away.

• clothes

• particles of dirt

• detergents

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

X-rays allow art historians to examine paintings internally without damaging them.

• x-rays

• art historians

• paintings

Florists often refrigerate cut flowers to protect their fresh appearance.

• florists'

• flowers'

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Water is an exception to many of nature's rules because of its unusual properties.

• nature's

• water's

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Leaves are found on all deciduous trees, but they differ greatly in size and shape.

• trees

• leaves

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