Word In Context What do you think it How did you figure it Conformation Were – (page and paragraph means? out? (What context or you correct or number included) other clues did you incorrect use?) (definition of the word from dictionary) As I have been Hinting or suggesting Death had already CORRECT! alluding to, my one mentioned that he saving grace is looks at the colors to To make an indirect distraction. (Pg. 2 relax when he comes reference Paragraph 14) for a person in paragraph 11. People observe the Brightness or Paragraph 13 is Incorrect colors of a day only at darkness of a color describing how colors its beginnings and change throughout the The rise and fall of ends, but to me it’s day; they might go the voice as someone quite clear that a day from dark to light as speaks merges through a the sun comes up or multitude of shades dark when it goes and intonations, with down. each passing moment. (pg.2 paragraph 13) It’s the story of one of Doing something a lot If she is an expert at CORRECT! those perpetual or over and over again being left behind she survivors- an expert at must have experience Continuing or lasting being left behind. with it. for an indefinitely long time *Some fanatical Being a intense fan of It has the root word CORRECT! Germans (pg. 2 something in it and many ‘fan’ paragraph 22) Germans during surpassing what is WW2 were so proud normal or accepted in to be German they enthusiasm for or thought they were belief in something; better than everyone excessively or else. unusually dedicated or devoted
Word In Context (page and paragraph number included) What do you think it means? How did you figure it out? (What context or other clues did you use?) Conformation – Were you correct or incorrect (definition of the word from dictionary) As I have been alluding to, my one saving grace is distraction. (Pg. 2 Paragraph 14) Hinting or suggesting Death had already mentioned that he looks at the colors to relax when he comes for a person in paragraph 11. CORRECT! To make an indirect reference People observe the colors of a day only at its beginnings and ends, but to me it’s quite clear that a day merges through a multitude of shades and intonations, with each passing moment. (pg.2 paragraph 13) Brightness or darkness of a color Paragraph 13 is describing how colors change throughout the day; they might go from dark to light as the sun comes up or dark when it goes down. Incorrect The rise and fall of the voice as someone speaks It’s the story of one of those perpetual survivors- an expert at being left behind. Doing something a lot or over and over again If she is an expert at being left behind she must have experience with it. CORRECT! Continuing or lasting for an indefinitely long time *Some fanatical Germans (pg. 2 paragraph 22) Being a intense fan of something It has the root word ‘fan’ in it and many Germans during WW2 were so proud to be German they thought they were better than everyone else. CORRECT! surpassing what is normal or accepted in enthusiasm for or belief in something; excessively or unusually dedicated or devoted
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