Vocabulary • Ch 2.27 - Where the Crawdads Sing • Context Clues

He liked to dwell on the past.

 

What does the word 'dwell' mean?

• Responsibility or duty to do something

• To reach the highest or final point

• To live or stay in a place

• A deep, narrow, and rocky valley

The detective carefully followed the trace of footprints left at the crime scene.

 

What does the word 'trace' mean?

• To disappear or go away gradually

• To find or discover something using clues

• Responsibility or duty to do something

• A deep, narrow, and rocky valley

She wanted to go to the party; however, she had too much work to do.

 

What does the word 'however' mean?

• To introduce or bring up a topic

• But, on the other hand

• Feeling very sad or gloomy

• The study of how things move

The heat began to dissipate as the sun set.

 

What does the word 'dissipate' mean?

• The study of how things move

• The shape and features of land

• Being serious or sincere about something

• To disappear or go away gradually

She decided to broach the sensitive topic during the family dinner.

 

What does the word 'broach' mean?

• Different or separate from something else

• The study of how things move

• To introduce or bring up a topic

• To find or discover something using clues