Read the excerpt from The People Could Fly.
Never again do Bruh Gator sleep most far from the riverside. If he yeddy any branch
sound be like cracklin fire, he don't say nothin. Just quick, him fall off he log in the wat
it. For true.
Based on the clues in the excerpt, what does yeddy mean?

sleep
creak
fall
hear

D). Hear.

Explanation:

The authors provide context clues that assist the readers to ascertain the meaning of unfamiliar words. These clues are usually found near the words that surround unknown words which assists the readers to determine the actual meaning of the word and understand the text thoroughly.

In the given excerpt, the word 'yeddy' stands for 'hear' as the context clues like 'branch sound' helps to reach this conclusion. Thus, the sentence 'If he yeddy any branch sound be like cracklin fire' would imply 'if he yeddy(hears) any branch sound like crackling fire' which fits according to the context of the line. Thus, option D is the correct answer as the other options go irrelevant to the context.