1.read the following sentences from the novel. using the context of each sentence, determine the part of speech for each of the italicized words. look up the definition for each of the words in a dictionary.

as you read, pay attention to how the vocabulary words are used. try to use context clues to you understand the meaning of each word. during or after reading, paraphrase the sentence from the novel that contains the vocabulary word.

note that many words used in this novel have different meanings than they do now, and that using a dictionary in conjunction with context clues is your best option for deciphering the meanings of many of the novel’s vocabulary words. there may also be times when context clues will be your only resource, though you are always encouraged to try a dictionary as well.
1."a rail fence round a two-acre yard; a stile, made out of logs sawed off and up-ended, in steps, like barrels of a different length."
2."mortification set in, and they had to amputate him."
3."but she counted and counted, till she got that addled she’d start to count-in the basket for a spoon, sometimes …"

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