to do something with in order to complete a task

to make a decision because of facts in text evidence

The words, sentences, or passages that come before or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage.

The writer will restate a word by describing the same idea in language that a reader may likely understand. Words that signal restatements include or, that is, in other words, and which is.

My father is a podiatrist, or foot doctor.

A word that is not known.

A word that has more than one meaning (example - trunk).

A row of written characters (letters, numbers)

To know the meaning of something.

an idea that one wants to get across by using language.

The writer will give the meaning of the word somewhere else in the sentence. Signal words for definitions include is and means.

The fact that our farmland is arable means that it is suitable for growing crops.