Choose the best definition for the underlined word in the following sentence: Tom grabbed the candy bar away from his brother.

(1) act of grabbing (2) forcible, unscrupulous, (3) any various mechanical devices used to grip (4) open or available to any taker

Choose the best definition for the underlined word in the following sentence: The dentist had to extract the tooth before it became infected.

(1) to draw or pull out by effort or force (2) to obtain by a chemical (3) to obtain by force (4) to take out or select as a passage from a book

Which word(s) from the following sentence help the reader understand the meaning of the underlined word: Although Tom was anxious about the test, Tine was not worried at all.

What does the following underlined word mean: Although redwood trees existed in other parts of the world during prehistoric times, they are now centralized in a relatively small area. (Latin pre- means before, in importance of order).

What is the definition for the underlined word in the following sentence: Because of their enduring strength and their sheer height, redwoods are coveted by some lumbermen. (Latin dur means lasting)

Almost as soon as I became friends with them, however, they began trying to alter me with their ideas.

What does the word alter mean in this sentence?

According to this description "coming from the original source or personal experience; gained or learned directly" what does it means?

According to this description " can be defined as the distance between two successive crests or troughs of a wave" what does it mean?

According to the description "the form of energy that is transferred between systems or objects with different temperatures" what does it means?

According to the description "the outside part or uppermost layer of something"

According to the description "a curved or angled part of something" what does it mean?

According to the description " brought to a state of great tension"

According to the description "a horizontal piece that forms the lowest member or one of the lowest members of a framework or supporting structure" what does it mean?

How do we infer the meanings of unknown words?

How does the word vicious affect the meaning of the sentence. The evil and Vicious criminal stole the cookies.

What part of the word is underlined in senseless

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 word veiled. There the trees grew so thick at the top that the sunshine was veiled.

In the story, "Nature's Firefighters," it says: "Strong winds whip flames into firestorms that rip through the combustible plants, threatening lives and costing billions of dollars in damage."

What does the word firestorm mean?

What does the prefix "auto" mean?

What does the suffix "wide" mean?

The root word "bio" means life. What does the word biology mean?

What does the word "portable" mean?

Mr. Holmes inspected the crime scene for clues.

Based on the word's morphology, what does "inspect" mean?

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

What does palatial mean?

Pedestrians should look both ways before crossing the street.

Based on the context clues, what does the word pedestrian mean?

When Wei Yei got a tiny cut on her pinky finger, she became melodramatic, and sobbed and demanded to see a doctor.

What does melodramatic mean?

If we use the red napkins, my mom will be happy but my dad will be discontent.

What does discontent mean?

The Greek root "ge" means "the earth."

The word geology means:

In the story, "Nature's Firefighters," it says: "Strong winds whip flames into firestorms that rip through the combustible plants, threatening lives and costing billions of dollars in damage."

What does the word combustible mean?

What is the main idea of "Nature's Firefighters?"

What is the text structure of the following paragraph from "Nature's Firefighters?"

Because of the goats' efforts, when wildfire season arrived in the fall, there were fewer dry and flammable plants. This made it harder for fires to spread, slowing down the flames so firefighters had more time to fight them.

The adverse weather conditions forced us to stay inside for most of our vacation. The day the weather finally turned nice, we had to leave.

It seemed as if everyone came to the celebration. Some of the notables in the crowd included actress Julia Roberts, sports star O.J. Simpson, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Steve lived in Hawaii for fifteen years, so it is hard for me to conceive of why he decided to move to Minnesota.

Larry was a mediocre, or average, student in all of his subjects.

I thought it was difficult to ascend the mountain, but the climb down was even worse.

Conspicuous features, including a muscular build, good looks, and a height of 2.10m, attract attention to Tom wherever he goes.

My brother felt it would be futile to try to make the basketball team. He was not tall enough, so he couldn’t compete with others; they were all at least 20 centimeters taller than he.

It is hard to believe that my millionaire cousin was once indigent, so poor that he walked the streets without knowing where his next meal would come from.

Fictitious detectives such as Sherlock Holmes make detective work seem much easier than it really is.

Instead of refreshing me, an afternoon nap only makes me more lethargic.

The neighborhood is so affluent that there are Olympic-sized swimming pools, tennis courts, and luxury cars on most properties.

Kim had fortified the walls of her sand castle with aluminum cans, but that hadn’t strengthened them enough to resist the incoming waves.

Stan was convicted of several felonies; as a result of being involved in such serious crimes, he was sentenced to twenty years in prison.

The teacher would have achieved better results if she had been as quick to commend students for their successes as she was to criticize them for their failures.

It was always hard to know what Uncle Harold was really thinking – was his enthusiasm for the trip feigned or real?

Flextime, or flexibility of working hours, has become popular in recent years.