You may also be able to substitute a word within a sentence for the difficult word. For example, in the sentence, "She tantalized him with the smell of her delicious pie on the kitchen table," the word "tantalized" is not defined, but you can use "delicious" to help you understand that "tantalize" is another word for tease. Sometimes, the definition of a difficult word is not direct but implied, and you have to use your reasoning skills to help you figure out the word clues. For example, by looking at the sentence "George Washington traversed the Delaware River by crossing it under cover of darkness," you notice that another meaning of the word "traversed" is to cross. Students may be able to find a direct definition for the difficult word by simply looking at the sentence for clues to its meaning. Authors often hide the meaning of difficult words in a passage within the sentence itself or in the sentence following the difficult word.
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