When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

In the winter, a tree's branches are bare.

What does bare mean?

The squirrel dashed into the street. My mom tried not to hit it with the car!

What does dashed mean?

Please give me a moment to figure out how to do the math problem!

Jose’s story was so brief it took him only a minute to read it aloud.

It seldom rains here, so I’m surprised it’s pouring today.

It was sweltering outside, so I bought some ice cream to cool off.

The garbage had a bad odor, so I pinched my nose when I took out the trash.

I was so parched after PE so I drank a lot of water.

The weather was so blustery that it made my hair blow in all directions.