Vocabulary • Ch 5 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone • Context Clues

She was bound by her promise to keep the secret.

 

What does the word 'bound' mean?

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

• To tie or secure with a bond

• A type of metal that is orange-brown in color

• To pay attention and listen carefully

The statue was cast in bronze and stands in the park.

 

What does the word 'bronze' mean?

• To pay attention and listen carefully

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

• To make something smooth and shiny

• A type of metal that is orange-brown in color

She experienced the earthquake firsthand.

 

What does the word 'firsthand' mean?

• A type of metal that is orange-brown in color

• Seeing or experiencing something directly

• Able to bend or change easily

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

The jeweler used a polishing cloth to burnish the surface of the silver bracelet.

 

What does the word 'burnish' mean?

• Able to bend or shape easily

• To pay attention and listen carefully

• To make something smooth and shiny

• A type of metal that is orange-brown in color

It is important to heed the warnings given by authorities during a natural disaster.

 

What does the word 'heed' mean?

• Able to bend or change easily

• A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

• Able to bend or move easily

• To pay attention and listen carefully