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Now, back in the days of wagon trains and gold rushes, many people were leaving the Midwest to live in California. What does live mean in this sentence?

• to be alive

• to make a home in a place

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To add to the troubles, at the beginning of fall, it began to rain. What does fall mean in this sentence?

• a season

• to trip on something

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The problem was that when the rain got close to the ground, the heat turned it to steam. What does close mean in this sentence?

• a short distance away

• to shut something

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They grew down into the ground. What does ground mean in this sentence?

• to be in trouble

• the Earth's surface

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He was building the biggest bonfires you've seen! What does building mean in this sentence?

• to construct something by putting it together

• a structure in a city

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She needs her glasses to see. What does glasses mean in this sentnece?

• something you drink from

• something you wear on your face to see

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He likes to watch hockey games. What does watch mean in this sentence?

• to look at something

• a device worn to tell time

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The bat flew over their heads. What does bat mean in this sentence?

• something a baseball player uses

• a flying animal

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