The movie star's large and beautiful home was palatial.

What does palatial mean?

What is the meaning of promptness in the sentence? Jess jumped up, pleased for an excuse to leave the track which he couldn't make work to his dad's satisfaction. His mother seemed not to notice the promptness of his response but went on in a complaining voice, "I don't know what I'd do without Ellie.

What is the meaning of the sentence with the bolded word. His fingers itched to try to draw it on paper. Maybe if he had some proper paints, he could do it. There ought to be a way of making the whale shimmering white against the dark water. P. 43

What is the meaning of the following phrase. But whenever possible, he stole a few minutes on Friday just to stand close to her and hear her voice, soft and smooth as suede, assuring him that he was a "neat kid." What is the meaning and tone of the sentence?

"Scotland finally unveils the fossil of a monster sea creature"

1 Fifty years after it was first discovered, an ancient Scottish creature is finally getting its time in the spotlight. It is called an ichthyosaur, but its more common name is the Storr Lochs Monster.

2 The ichthyosaur, a dolphin-like creature, ruled the seas some 170 million years ago. Its fossil, or preserved remains, had been sitting on a shelf in the National Museums Scotland for a half century.

3 The museum has finally unveiled the creature to the public.4"A lot of specimens are in museums for a long time before they're studied," said Steve Brusatte of the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland.

Now It's Study Time

5 Sometimes fossils really are forgotten on some neglected shelf. They are tucked away in an unmarked box, stored under a sink, or even mislabeled as another species.

6 But that's not what happened to the Storr Lochs Monster. Researchers just did not have the ability to study her until now.

7 Scientists have known about the creature since her discovery in 1966 on the Isle of Skye. Her bones have been lovingly preserved and cared for.

8 Back then, the fossil was clearly remarkable. Her vertebrae stuck out from the shore like a line of dominoes. It was the most complete marine reptile skeleton of her age ever found in Scotland.

Skeleton Preserved In Rock

9 However, the fossil was too tightly enclosed in stone. The scientists could not safely free her. Instead, she was brought to the museum, fully preserved in the rock.

10 At that time, Scotland did not have a strong community of scientists studying fossils like the Storr Lochs Monster. "I don't think there were any here at the time, actually," Brusatte said.

11 Brusatte moved to Scotland to help strengthen the science community. He said he felt there was not enough research happening in Scotland.

12 It took half a century for the pieces of the puzzle to fit together. Scientists had developed new techniques, or methods, for getting fossils out of rock. There were also many more new researchers who were interested in creatures like the Storr Lochs Monster.

Could It Be A New Species?

13 Brusatte and his team have not studied the ichthyosaur in detail yet. They don't know for sure if it is a new, previously unknown species.

14 Brusatte believes that the sea monster was pretty similar to marine reptiles that have been found elsewhere. The creature would have looked a lot like a dolphin at about the size of a small boat. It had a mouth full of cone-shaped teeth used to chow down on fish. It sat at the top of the underwater food chain.

15 Brusatte still suspects he will be adding a brand-new species to the books.

16 "There's a good chance it's a new species just because it's from a part of the world and a place in time where very few fossils are known," he explained. Very few fossils have been hunted down and studied in Scotland, and in the rest of the world fossils from the Middle Jurassic Period, when this creature lived, are very rare."

17 The Middle Jurassic Period is a period of time where many dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

The Big Ones Emerge

18 "We know that quite a lot was happening then," Brusatte said. "On land, the tyrannosaurs were getting their start, and it's probably when the first birds were flying around, and in the ocean you had this big turnover event when smaller marine animals were replaced by bigger ones."

19 It's frustrating, Brusatte said, because though it seems like an active period where you would find many animal fossils, scientists have found very few.

20 His hope is that an increase in interest in Scottish paleontology could mean that more new species and fossils might be found.

21 "So few people have ever looked for fossils here," he said. "Scotland isn't what you think of when you think of fossils. But there are a lot out there waiting to be found."

#1--Read the sentence from the introduction [paragraphs 1-4].

“The museum has finally unveiled the creature to the public.”

Which of the following words, if it replaced "unveiled" in the sentence, would CHANGE the meaning of the sentence? (RI.2.4)

"The Father of Rock and Roll"

1 Rock musicians can trace their roots back to one individual: Chuck berry. he rose to stardom in the 1950s with music featuring driving beats and catchy guitar riffs-- short series of notes that repeat throughout a song. Berry's groundbreaking sound combined rhythm and blues with country music. As a guitarist, he was known for his phrasing. Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry describes the way Berry grouped notes into quick bursts as, "that double-note stop, where you get the two notes bending against each other and they make that rock & rock sound."

2 Berry's clever lyrics about high school and dancing also won over teenage audiences. The words to his songs told the stories of their generation. "Everything I wrote about wasn't about me, but about the people listening," said Berry.

Select the words or phrases that help determine the meaning of "As a guitarist, he was known for his phrasing." Select all that apply.

What does the word "mansuetude" mean?

I told my father his answer was incorrect with as much mansuetude as possible because he really disliked being told he was wrong, and if I didn’t tell him very gently, he probably wouldn’t listen.

The woman should have spoken with mansuetude to the frightened toddler, but her loud, angry voice frightened him.

When we took the abused dog home from the shelter, it was important to talk to it with great mansuetude, because any loud voices or abrupt movements scared it.

Read the text, then answer the question.

One silver lining: Vending machine customers ate 4% less sodium than other students — an average of 3,287 milligrams per day compared with 3,436 mg for those who didn’t buy from vending machines. That’s probably because the extra snacks made kids too full to eat as much at mealtime, when dishes are especially salty. In any event, kids should eat no more than 1,200 to 1,500 mg of sodium each day, according to the Mayo Clinic. (Even for adults, the government recommends a daily limit of 2,300 mg.)

Select the meaning of the phrase, "One silver lining."

Read the passage and then answer the question.

Pablo Picasso is often considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of the twentieth century. As a young child, Picasso displayed an exceptional talent for drawing and painting. His extraordinary skill allowed him to enter Barcelona's prestigious School of Fine Arts when he was only fourteen years old—several years younger than the typical students at this well-regarded school. Although Picasso left Barcelona before graduating, the city still inspired him. His experiences there would lead him to break away from traditional ideas about art and create a new style that would change the world of art forever.

Picasso's rise to prominence began in 1907. While living in Paris, he produced a painting that featured five Barcelonian women represented by sharply contrasting geometric shapes. Instead of a realistic representation of the women, the painting presented an abstract scene showing the women's forms from multiple viewpoints at once. That the art world had never seen such a painting before only added to Picasso's growing popularity. This painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, would serve as the inspiration for the artistic movement that came to be known as Cubism.

What is the meaning of prestigious as used in the text?

"Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite"

Bedbugs are a nuisance that spread quickly, so if you find bedbugs in your home, you owe it to yourself and others to take decisive and immediate action.

The scientific name for these tiny, bloodsucking insects is Cimex lectularius. They're called bedbugs because they mainly feed on blood at night while their hosts are asleep. They are like an army of minuscule vampires. Places like mattresses, couches, and chairs serve as luxurious havens in which thousands of them can live.

The bedbug inserts a syringe-like proboscis through the host's skin. it takes between three and ten minutes for the bug to drink its fill through this slender appendage. Its bite is small and painless, so the victim rarely wakes during this feeding time. Bedbugs are not known for disseminating disease, but the bumps they leave behind can become infected. Also, the saliva they release into the skin can make you itch so badly you'll want to scratch your skin off.

Select the meaning of "proboscis".

"Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite"

Bedbugs are a nuisance that spread quickly, so if you find bedbugs in your home, you owe it to yourself and others to take decisive and immediate action.

The scientific name for these tiny, bloodsucking insects is Cimex lectularius. They're called bedbugs because they mainly feed on blood at night while their hosts are asleep. They are like an army of minuscule vampires. Places like mattresses, couches, and chairs serve as luxurious havens in which thousands of them can live.

The bedbug inserts a syringe-like proboscis through the host's skin. it takes between three and ten minutes for the bug to drink its fill through this slender appendage. Its bite is small and painless, so the victim rarely wakes during this feeding time. Bedbugs are not known for disseminating disease, but the bumps they leave behind can become infected. Also, the saliva they release into the skin can make you itch so badly you'll want to scratch your skin off.

Select the words or phrases that help determine the meaning of "proboscis"

Determine the meaning of the bolded word.

Instead of doing everything simultaneously, try doing one project at a time.

Determine the meaning of the bolded word.

Ms. J had the perfect trifecta of teacher characteristics:

1. patience 2. unwavering love 3. creative