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Getting Started

The mystery word of the week is skim.

Model/Teach•

• Ask them to read the Word Learning Tip. Point out that in this lesson,they will be dealing with at least two meanings for each vocabularyword. The meanings may or may not have the same part of speech.

• Have students look at the Vocabulary Building Strategy. Remindstudents that in the case of a multiple-meaning word, examining itscontext is the only way to determine which of its meanings isintended.

• Read the passage aloud with your students following along.

• Tell students that you are going to reread the passage. Have them readsilently as you reread aloud.

• After you have reread the first two sentences aloud, pause and do theon page .

• Tell students that you will read the rest of the passage aloud and stopat each boldface word so they can determine its meaning by using theWord Learning Tip and the Vocabulary Building Strategy. Explain thatall fifteen of the multiple-meaning words are used in the passage, but,of course, only one meaning of each word is illustrated.

Multiple-Meaning Words to Know

I am not going to read every word of this book; I am going to it.

Chapter 1 • Context Clues

Mystery Word of the Week Clue 1

Read Words in Context

Vocabulary Wordsangleaxesbastebluffcompoundcricketdockexcisegravejunkleaguepitcherrelaystrandvault

Materials Needed• Student Reproducible, p. 111

• Transparency 1, p. 415

• Word Web Graphic Organizer, p. 421

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Distribute the Student Reproducible page 111.

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• Place Transparency 1 on the overhead projector. Letstudents know that you will record their thinking as theydetermine the meanings of the vocabulary words in thecontext of this particular passage.

• Continue reading aloud. Pause at each sentence with aboldface word. Ask students to explain their thinking asthey determine each word’s intended meaning. Encouragestudents to refer to what they learned about multiple-meaning words in the Word Learning Tip and VocabularyBuilding Strategy. Write student responses on thetransparency.

• Divide the class into small groups. Have them useflashcards to reinforce word meanings.

English Language Learners• Some students may confuse the words pitcher and picture

and excise and exercise. Write these word pairs on the chalkboard andsay them aloud. Demonstrate one meaning of pitcher by showing howyou would throw a ball. Then point to a picture on the wall to showits meaning. Ask a student volunteer to do jumping jacks todemonstrate the meaning of the word exercise. Then write the wordexercise on a piece of paper. Cut out the letters er to form the wordexcise and show its meaning.

Independent Activity• Create a Word Web Distribute copies of the Word Web Graphic

Organizer. Have students write their favorite sport in the center circle.To fill in the outer circles, they should brainstorm as many words asthey can that relate to this sport.

Lesson 7 • Multiple-Meaning Words to Know

Think AloudHere’s what I would do to determine what the

word relay means in the first sentence. I would

look for clues to its meaning in the surrounding

words and sentences. The title of the passage

“Sports Time” tells me that it is about sports,

and the first sentence compares baseball, a

slow sport, with faster sports. Relay is given as

an example, along with basketball, of a sport

that is faster than baseball. But what kind of

sport is relay? The context clue “foot races” tells

me that the relay is one of those sports in which

people run, and, of course, a “running” sport

would be fast. I also see the words “in which

team members run and pass the baton.” A relay,

then, must be a race in which people do this.

No other meaning of relay makes sense in this

context.

Answer Key See page 390 for definitions.

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Getting Started

Review and Share Give students the opportunity to share theword webs they created for the activity on page 105 of the

teacher’s d wall of sports words. Ask students toreview the words. Which words do they think have one meaningwhen used in sports and another when used in everyday life? Place astar next to these words.

Model/Teach• .

• Before students begin the activity, do the .

• Have students complete the rest of the activity by themselves andshare their responses and the thinking behind them.

English Language Learners• The word axes may be difficult for some students to pronounce. First,

the English /ks/ sound for the letter x may confuse students whospeak languages where this letter is often silent (such as French) or ispronounced like a guttural ch (Spanish, Greek). Second, axes is theonly plural word on this vocabulary list and the only one that has twodistinct pronunciations. The e is short in the more common meaning“long-handled tools for chopping wood,” and long in the moretechnical meaning, “imaginary lines through the middle of an object.”

Independent ActivityWrite a Paragraph Before students start, give them theopportunity to work with a partner to come up with ideas for

their paragraphs. As an example, tell them that they can describe apitcher throwing a vase instead of a baseball.

We watched the ducks lightly overthe surface of the lake as they took flight.



Connect Words and Meanings

Materials Needed• Student Reproducibles,

pp. 112–113

Think AloudI want to share with you my

thinking as I do this activity. Let’s

do the first item together. I see

that angle has two very different

meanings. It can mean the

shape made by two lines that

start at the same point, like the

angle of a triangle. Or it can

mean a way of looking at

something, for example, when I

report a story, I might find a

humorous angle to tell it from.

Both of these meanings are

for nouns. Now I look at the

sentence: “The detective looked

at the problem from many

different angles.” Aha, I see the

word look in this sentence, so I

think it’s the second meaning

that fits here—an aspect or way

of seeing things. I write B in the

blank to indicate my choice.

Answer Key 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. B7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. A13. B 14. A 15. A



pages. Make a wor

Distribute the Student Reproducible pages 112 and 113

Getting Started

Review and Share Ask students to share theirparagraphs from the activity on page 113. Have one

student read a paragraph, and invite others to identify thedifferent meanings of the vocabulary words that were usedin the paragraph. Invite students to display their paragraphson a bulletin board.

Model/Teach• .

• Before students begin the activity, do the .

• After modeling how to complete the first item, havestudents do the rest of the items on their own. Ask studentsto share their responses and the thinking behind them.

Independent ActivitiesCreate Clues Encourage students to make up playfulor imaginative clues by brainstorming in informal groups.

Emphasize that their clues must include both meanings of the wordand be truly helpful in identifying it.

• Talk Sports Several of the vocabulary words have meanings relatedto sports. Have students list those words (cricket, junk, pitcher, league,relay, vault) and discuss their sports-related meanings. Then havethem discuss another meaning of each word that has nothing to dowith sports. Invite volunteers to see if they can group some othervocabulary words under common headings, such as mathematics(axes, angle) or sewing (baste, strand).


This kind of milk is called milk, because the fat has been taken offthe top.


Think AloudThe directions tell me that I am to match the

clues in the right-hand column with the correct

words in the left-hand column. I note that unlike

the usual matching-column activity, each clue

here combines more than one meaning of the

vocabulary word. I read the clues over quickly. I

see that most of them involve some sort of

wordplay or humorous stretch of the imagination.

I read the first clue “cut taxes.” Next, I go down

the list of words in the left-hand column. Do any

of these words relate to any aspect of the

definition? I know that excise means “to cut out

something.” I am not sure how excise may be

related to taxes so I go to my glossary. Sure

enough, excise is a type of tax. So I will place the

letter A next to item # 3 in the left-hand column.

Use Words in Context

Answer Key1. E 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. baste7. pitcher 8. relay 9. junk 10. grave



Distribute the Student Reproducible page 114

Getting Started

Review and Share For the Create Clues activity on page 114,have students share their clues in small mixed-ability groups in

which they guess one another’s words. Another group can comparethe various clues different students created for the same word.Students can use their imaginations here and have some fun.

Model/Teach• .

• Use the to model how to complete the activity.

• After modeling how to complete the first part of the graphic, havestudents do the rest of the activity on their own. Ask students to sharetheir responses and their thinking.

Independent ActivitiesProfile More Words Visual learners may additionally enjoydrawing personality details on the faces in the graphic or making

new drawings to illustrate their sentences.

• Expand the Word List Challenge small groups to brainstorm andexpand the lesson list of multiple-meaning words. They may lookthrough magazines, newspapers, and books to find multiple-meaningwords. Ask them to put each of these words on an index card with itspart of speech, definition, and an example sentence.

I only have time to the headlines on my short ride to work.



Put Words Into Action


Think AloudI know that junk means

“something of little value.” I will

write that next to Meaning on the

left side of the face. Since junk

with this meaning names a thing,

it probably is a noun, but I will

put it in a sentence before filling

in Part of Speech. I write “This

old broken toy is now just a piece

of junk” next to Sentence. Yes,

junk functions as a noun here, so

I will go back and fill in noun for

Part of Speech. Now I have a

complete profile for one meaning

of junk. I can go on to the other

side of the face and fill in

another meaning, part of speech,

and sentence for junk.

Answer KeyOrder will vary depending on whichdefinition students write first.

junk1. something of little value 2. noun 4. a flat-bottomed Chinesesailboat 5. noun grave7. very serious 8. adjective10. a burial place 11. noun

Students’ responses will vary. Seepage 399 for sample sentences for 3, 6, 9, and 12.




Getting Started

Review and Share Ask volunteers to share their wordprofiles with the class from the activity on page 115.

Suggest that they give an oral presentation, pointing totheir graphics as they say the words, give their meanings,and read the sentences that put the words in context.

Model/Teach• .

• Before students start the activity, do the .

• After you have modeled how to do the first item, havestudents do the rest on their own. Ask them to share theirresponses and their thinking.

Independent ActivitiesWrite and Sort To help students warm-up for thisactivity, have them sort the five sentences in the main

activity into the Same/Different categories.

• Create a Synonym Web Explain what a synonym is a wordthat has the same or almost the same meaning as another word.However, with multiple-meaning words, the synonym for onemeaning is not a synonym for another meaning. For example, for theword bluff, cliff is a synonym for one meaning and fool or trick is asynonym for another meaning. Distribute copies of the Word WebGraphic Organizer. Have students write a vocabulary word in thecenter circle. On one side of the web, they should write synonyms forone meaning of the word. On the other side, they should writesynonyms for the other meaning of the word.


As the stew cooked, he would the foam off the top.


Think AloudThe first item consists of two sentences, both

illustrating a different use of the word dock. I

read the first sentence. I’ll have to use structure

and meaning clues to determine what part of

speech dock is. The first thing I note is that the

word will appears just before dock. I know will is

used in the future tense of verbs. I recall also

that verbs describe actions and that dock in this

sentence refers to an action taken by the subject

of the sentence (boss). I write verb on the line

following the first sentence. I read the second

sentence. The presence of the little word the

before dock is my structure clue that dock is a

noun here, since the always comes before a

noun. I know also that nouns name persons,

places, or things, and dock in this context is a

thing. I write noun on the line following the

second sentence.

Review and Extend

Answer Key Mystery Word of the Week: skimAccept other words that fit thecontext, too.

1. verb; noun 2. verb; verb 3. adjective; verb 4. noun; noun5. noun; noun


• Word Web GraphicOrganizer, p. 421



Give the Test• .

• Model how to answer the first set of questions by writing thefollowing item on the chalkboard and reading it aloud:

What word means both to stand at an angle and not fat? A. rake B. bow C. lean D. pick

• Ask students to choose the word that fits both definitions. Give themthe opportunity to talk about how they chose C—lean.

• Then write the next item on the chalkboard to model how to completethe second set of questions.

Instead of playing a in the tent, we watched the wildin the woods.

• Ask students what word would fit in both blanks. If they do notsuggest the word game, offer it yourself. Have them discuss how bothmeanings of game fit the context.

• Tell students that after they finish all of the questions they should readthem over and check their answers.

• Review the Check Your Mastery activity orally with the students.

• Have students talk with a partner about the items they got wrong.

• Ask students how the Word Learning Tip and Vocabulary BuildingStrategy helped them to find the correct responses.

• Tally students’ correct responses.


Check Your Mastery


Answer Key 1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. B7. D 8. C 9. A 10. A


Student Self-AssessmentJournal Writing Ask students

which meanings of which words

they are most likely to use in

everyday conversation or in

writing, and which ones they are

least likely to use. Have them

explain why. Then have students

reinforce their knowledge of their

“least likely” words by writing

those words in sentences in their

personal word journals.



Context Clues

Sports TimeProfessional baseball is one of the slower

sports, especially in comparison to fast games

like basketball or foot races like the relay in

which team members take turns running and

passing the baton. For example, the time it takes for

the pitcher to wind up and throw may seem long,

but it is not without tension and suspense. Watch

the pitcher standing on the mound, staring at the

batter with a serious, even grave, expression. Will he throw his

best pitch or will he throw junk, a slow fastball or other pitch

designed to fool the batter? Is he an honest pitcher, or will he rub

some illegal compound onto the ball, a substance he hopes will

give it extra spin? Will he pitch the ball over the plate, or bluff and

try to get the batter to swing at a bad pitch?

This tension happens in amateur games, too. Imagine this

situation: Your team is fighting for first place in the local league.

It’s the last inning of the last game, and the other team has a runner

on base. What can your team do to strand the runner, to keep him

from advancing and scoring? A skilled pitcher or infielder can

excise a base runner like a surgeon removing an appendix. In this

instance, baseball is not slow but filled with excitement.

However, most of the pleasure of baseball comes from the

slow process of watching the players size up each situation from

various angles and then act. This all takes place in the course of

three hours or so, a very different kind of pleasure from that of

watching a high jumper vault over a bar in a few seconds.

Now cricket, a popular British sport, is even slower than

baseball. You have time to do all kinds of things while watching

cricket. You can go into the kitchen and baste your turkey with

liquid. You can do your math homework and plot the axes of a

graph. You can go out on a boat, come back, retie the boat to the

dock, watch the game again, and you won’t have missed a thing.

So, fast or slow, it all depends on what you like the most.

Word Learning Tip!Some words have two ormore very different meanings.A clue to finding the meaningof these multiple-meaningwords is to determine whatpart of speech it is in asentence. For example, whenlean is a verb it means “tostand at an angle,” and whenit is an adjective it means“thin.”

Vocabulary Building StrategyUse Context Clues Contextis particularly important whenyou read or hear multiple-meaning words. Even if youknow all the meanings ofsuch a word, you need tostudy the words, phrases,and sentences around it toknow which meaning wouldmake sense in that context.

angleaxesbastebluffcompoundcricketdockexcise

gravejunkleaguepitcherrelaystrandvault

Vocabulary Words


Read Words in Context


Directions Read the definitions for each word below. Then read the sentence that follows the pair ofdefinitions. In the blank, write the letter of the definition that fits the context.

1. angle A. noun: the shape made by two lines that start at the same point

B. noun: an aspect or way of looking at something

The detective looked at the problem from many different angles.

2. axes A. noun: the plural of ax, a tool with a sharp blade on the end of a handle

B. noun: the plural of axis, the line at the side or the bottom of a graph

He plotted the batting averages along the horizontal and vertical axes.

3. baste A. verb: to sew something using loose stitches

B. verb: to moisten something by pouring juices from the pan over it

Just baste the hem now; I’ll sew it up more carefully later on.

4. bluff A. verb: to pretend to be in a stronger position than you really are

or to act as if you know something you don’t really know

B. noun: a steep headland or cliff

It was thrilling to stand on the high bluff and look at the waves.

5. compound A. noun: a fenced-in area of land

B. noun: something formed by combining two or more things

He rinsed with a compound of salt, baking soda, and water.

6. cricket A. noun: a game played by two teams with bats, balls, and wickets

B. noun: a jumping insect that is somewhat like a grasshopper

The night was filled with the sound of crickets chirping in the trees.

7. dock A. noun: a place to tie up boats or where ships can be loadedB. verb: to cut off or to deduct part of a person’s wagesBecause he was late, his boss said he would dock his salary.

8. excise A. noun or adjective: a tax or duty on somethingB. verb: to remove by cutting outThe town voted for an excise tax on long-distance phone calls.


angle

axes

baste

bluff

compound

cricket

dock

excise

grave

junk

league

pitcher

relay

strand

vault

L


Connect Words and Meanings

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Context Clues

Directions Continue the activity. Read the definitions for each word below. Then read the sentencethat follows the pair of definitions. In the blank, write the letter of the definition that fits the context.

9. grave A. adjective: very seriousB. noun: a place where a dead person is buriedOn Memorial Day, they visited the grave of their great-grandmother.

10. junk A. noun: worthless or useless thingsB. noun: a Chinese sailing shipC. noun: in baseball, slow fastballs or other trick pitchesJeff’s father told him to throw away all of the junk in his bedroom.

11. league A. noun: a measure of distance of about three milesB. noun: a group of people with a common interest or activityTo get back to camp, they had to hike two leagues.

12. pitcher A. noun: a container with an open top and a handle for holding liquidsB. noun: a baseball player who throws the ball to the batter.Mai made a pitcher of lemonade for the party.

13. relay A. noun: a team race in which members of the team take turns running and passing a batonB. verb: to pass on information to someone elsePlease relay the message to your parents.

14. strand A. noun: a ropelike or threadlike length of somethingB. verb: to leave in a difficult situation or an unpleasant placeThe portrait showed a woman wearing a strand of pearls.

15. vault A. noun: a room or compartment for keeping money safeB. verb: to leap over something without using your handsUncle Basil kept the combination to the bank vault in a safe place.

Write a Paragraph Choose any two of the vocabulary words you wish. Think about theirmeanings. Write a paragraph in which you use two or more meanings of both of these words.

angle

axes

baste

bluff

compound

cricket

dock

excise

grave

junk

league

pitcher

relay

strand

vault


Connect More Words and Meanings


Directions Each lettered clue in the right-hand column combines (sometimes humorously) more thanone meaning of a vocabulary word. Write the letter of the clue next to the correct word to make these“Funny Matches.”

______ 1. cricket A. cut taxes

______ 2. compound B. leaping over a bank safe

______ 3. excise C. a chemical mixture in a group of laboratory buildings

______ 4. angle D. a way of looking at the point where two lines meet

______ 5. vault E. bugs at bat

Directions On the line provided, write the word that answers the question “What Word Am I?”

6. I’m something you can do to a roast, and I’m something else

you can do to a piece of cloth. What word am I?

7. I am a container for water, and an athlete who throws a ball.

What word am I?

8. I can send a message, or run a race.

What word am I?

9. I may be sailing beautifully through the China Sea, or sitting

sadly on a garbage heap. What word am I?

10. People are always very serious when they come to visit me.

What word am I?


angle

axes

baste

bluff

compound

cricket

dock

excise

grave

junk

league

pitcher

relay

strand

vault

Create Clues Make up playful clues of your own for two or three vocabulary words. You canimitate either the “Funny Matches” or “What Word Am I?” format, or both. The important thing

is to create clues that combine both meanings of the word.


Use Words in Context


Context Clues

Directions Fill in the blanks in the “two-faced” graphic below. For each word, write its definition, partof speech, and a sentence which illustrates its meaning.

Profile More Words Choose two more vocabulary words from the list, and make a similarprofile for each of them. Remember that words with different meanings may or may not have

the same part of speech. Be sure your sentence illustrates the meaning of the words as you havedefined them.

angle

axes

baste

bluff

compound

cricket

dock

excise

grave

junk

league

pitcher

relay

strand

vault


Put Words Into Action

1. Meaning

2. Part of speech

3. Sentence

7. Meaning

8. Part of speech

9. Sentence

4. Meaning

5. Part of speech

6. Sentence

10. Meaning

11. Part of speech

12. Sentence

Word: junk

Word: grave


Directions Write the part of speech of the boldface word in each sentence.

1. If you are late, the boss will dock your pay.

Go slowly when you paddle up to the dock.

2. A part of sewing I like is when I first baste the stitches.

“Do you have to baste a roast chicken or not?” he asked.

3. An excise tax is levied indirectly on goods or services.

“I will excise that growth from your neck,” the surgeon said.

4. Draw the two axes in the right place on your graph.

Keep your axes sharp for good chopping.

5. This compound is a secret combination of herbs, spices, and oils.

The secret compound consisted of five buildings hidden on a

forested hillside.


angle

axes

baste

bluff

compound

cricket

dock

excise

grave

junk

league

pitcher

relay

strand

vault

Write and Sort Write pairs of sentences like the ones above for four other vocabulary words.Then sort each pair of sentences into two columns, with one column labeled “Same” and the

other “Different,” depending on whether the two vocabulary words are used as the same or differentparts of speech.


Review and Extend

The same word can have different meanings and the same part of speech, like this one:

league: 1. (noun) a group pursuing a common goal; 2. (noun) a distance of about

three miles

The same word can have different meanings and different parts of speech, like this one:

strand: 1. (verb) to leave someone in a difficult situation; 2. (noun) one of many threads

Learn

More!


Context Clues

Directions Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. What word can mean either a kind of tax and an act of cutting?A. baste B. dock C. compound D. excise

2. What word means both a cliff and a kind of pretending? A. compound B. angle C. relay D. bluff

3. What word refers to either a where someone is buried or a very serious mood? A. vault B. excise C. grave D. baste

4. What word can be either a chemical mixture or a dwelling place? A. bluff B. compound C. grave D. dock

5. What word means leaving someone alone or in a bad spot, and also means a ropelike or threadlike length of something? A. pitcher B. relay C. strand D. league

Directions Decide which word fits in both blanks in the sentences. Circle the letter of the best choice.

6. Keisha kept the medal she won for her record-breaking in the .A. grave B. vault C. pitcher D. relay

7. Tina looked at the formed by the two lines from every beforesolving the problem.A. junk B. axes C. bluff D. angle

8. The T-shirt for the team had a picture on it of a swinging a bat.A. league B. pitcher C. cricket D. strand

9. The hiking walked a across rough terrain. A. league B. compound C. relay D. junk

10. A fine old is not a piece of but something very valuable.A. junk B. dock C. grave D. strand


Check Your Mastery


DEFINITIONS

There are no symbols used in this pronunciation system (Scholastic Children’s Dictionary, copyright © 2002, 1996 Scholastic Inc.).Instead letters and letter combinations are used to stand for different sounds.


angle (ang-guhl) noun: 1. the shape made by two linesthat start at the same point; 2. an aspect or way oflooking at something

axes (ak-siz) noun: 1. the plural of ax, a tool with asharp blade on the end of a handle; (ak-seez) 2. the plural of axis, the line at the side or thebottom of a graph

baste (bayst) verb: 1. to sew something using loosestitches; 2. to moisten something by pouring juicesfrom the pan over it

bluff (bluhf) noun: 1. a steep headland or cliff; verb:2. to pretend to be in a stronger position than youreally are; 3. to act as if you know something youdon’t really know

compound (kom-pound) noun: 1. a fenced-in area ofland; 2. something formed by combining two ormore things

cricket (krik-it) noun: 1. a game played by two teamswith bats, balls, and wickets; 2. a jumping insectthat is somewhat like a grasshopper

dock (dok) noun: 1. a place to tie up boats or whereships can be loaded. verb: 2. to cut off or bob; 3. to deduct part of a person’s wages

excise (ek-size) noun or adjective: 1. a tax or duty onsomething. verb: 2. to remove by cutting out

grave (grayv) noun: 1. a place where a dead person isburied; adjective: 2. very serious.

junk (juhngk) noun: 1. worthless or useless things; 2. a Chinese sailing ship; 3. in baseball, slow fastballs or other trick pitches

league (leeg) noun: 1. a measure of distance of aboutthree miles; 2. a group of people with a commoninterest or activity

pitcher (pich-ur) noun: 1. a container with an open topand a handle for holding liquids; 2. a baseball playerwho throws the ball to the batter.

relay (ree-lay) noun: 1. a team race in which membersof the team take turns running and passing a baton;verb: 2. to pass a message on to someone else

strand (strand) noun: 1. a ropelike or threadlike lengthof something. verb: 2. to leave in a difficultsituation or an unpleasant place

vault (vawlt) noun: 1. a room or compartment forkeeping money safe. verb: 2. to leap over somethingwithout using your hands

SAMPLE SENTENCES

T = Teacher’s Pages; S = Student’s Pages


p p

Put Words Into Action, page 108 (TP), 115 (SP)

3. This old broken toy is now just a piece of junk.

6. The junk sailed slowly toward the rising sun.

9. After hearing the bad news, Sam looked very grave.

12. The grieving family gathered around the grave of theirbeloved grandfather.

A

angle (ang-guhl) noun: 1. the shape made by twolines that start at the same point; 2. an aspect orway of looking at something

axes (ak-siz) noun: 1. the plural of ax, a tool with asharp blade on the end of a handle; (ak-seez) 2. the plural of axis, the line at the side or thebottom of a graph

B

baste (bayst) verb: 1. to sew something using loosestitches; 2. to moisten something by pouringjuices from the pan over it

bluff (bluhf) noun: 1. a steep headland or cliff; verb:2. to pretend to be in a stronger position than youreally are; 3. to act as if you know something youdon’t really know

GLOSSARY


Ccompound (kom-pound) noun: 1. a fenced-in area of

land; 2. something formed by combining two ormore things

cricket (krik-it) noun: 1. a game played by two teamswith bats, balls, and wickets; 2. a jumping insectthat is somewhat like a grasshopper

D

dock (dok) noun: 1. a place to tie up boats or whereships can be loaded. verb: 2. to cut off or bob; 3.to deduct part of a person’s wages

E

excise (ek-size) noun or adjective: 1. a tax or duty onsomething. verb: 2. to remove by cutting out

G

grave (grayv) noun: 1. a place where a dead person isburied; adjective: 2. very serious.

J

junk (juhngk) noun: 1. worthless or useless things; 2.a Chinese sailing ship; 3. in baseball, slow fastballs or other trick pitches

L

league (leeg) noun: 1. a measure of distance of aboutthree miles; 2. a group of people with a commoninterest or activity

Ppitcher (pich-ur) noun: 1. a container with an

open top and a handle for holding liquids; 2. a baseball player who throws the ball to the batter.

R

relay (ree-lay) noun: 1. a team race in whichmembers of the team take turns running andpassing a baton; verb: 2. to pass a message on tosomeone else

S

strand (strand) noun: 1. a ropelike or threadlikelength of something. verb: 2. to leave in a difficultsituation or an unpleasant place

Vvault (vawlt) noun: 1. a room or compartment for

keeping money safe. verb: 2. to leap oversomething without using your hands

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angle(ang-guhl)

bluff(bluhf)

dock(dok)

junk(juhngk)

relay(ree-lay)

axes(ak-siz)

baste(bayst)

compound(kom-pound)

excise(ek-size)

league(leeg)

strand(strand)

cricket(krik-it)

grave(grayv)

pitcher(pich-ur)

vault(vawlt)

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verb: 1. to sew something usingloose stitches; 2. to moistensomething by pouring juicesfrom the pan over it

noun: 1. a game played by twoteams with bats, balls, andwickets; 2. a jumping insect that is somewhat like a grasshopper

noun: 1. a place where a deadperson is buried; adjective:2. very serious.

noun: 1. a container with an opentop and a handle for holdingliquids; 2. a baseball player whothrows the ball to the batter.

noun: 1. a room or compartmentfor keeping money safe. verb: 2. to leap over somethingwithout using your hands

noun: 1. the plural of ax, a toolwith a sharp blade on the end of ahandle; (ak-seez) 2. the plural ofaxis, the line at the side or thebottom of a graph

noun: 1. a fenced-in area of land; 2. something formed bycombining two or more things

noun or adjective: 1. a tax or dutyon something. verb: 2. to remove by cutting out

noun: 1. a measure of distance ofabout three miles; 2. a group ofpeople with a common interest oractivity

noun: 1. a ropelike or threadlikelength of something. verb: 2. to leave in a difficultsituation or an unpleasant place

noun: 1. the shape made by twolines that start at the same point;2. an aspect or way of looking atsomething

noun: 1. a steep headland or cliff;verb: 2. to pretend to be in astronger position than you reallyare; 3. to act as if you knowsomething you don’t really know

noun: 1. a place to tie up boats orwhere ships can be loaded. verb:2. to cut off or bob; 3. to deductpart of a person’s wages

noun: 1. worthless or uselessthings; 2. a Chinese sailing ship;3. in baseball, slow fast balls orother trick pitches

noun: 1. a team race in whichmembers of the team take turnsrunning and passing a baton;verb: 2. to pass a message on tosomeone else

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