There are some advantages to having a writer in your family. One of the best things about it is the stories my dad tells me at night.

What is the meaning of advantages?

The tiger, protecting her cub, snarled, spit, and bared her teeth at the zookeeper.

What does bared mean?

Octopuses have no bones which makes them very flexible. They sometimes squeeze their bodies into empty bottles, cans, and even coconut shells.

What does flexible mean?

I looked at all the green trees and bushes in the rainforest. Everything looked so lush.

What is the meaning of the word lush?

After Hurricane Harvey, people faced the arduous task of repairing their storm and flood damaged homes.

What does arduous mean?

There are small yellow flowers growing in the field by the school. Please be careful not to trample the flowers as you walk across the field. Watch each step you take so the school can keep these pretty flowers safe.

What does the word trample mean in this paragraph?

We are always very careful around Mr. Sutton's dog Buster. The neighbors say the dog is vicious. Buster runs to the fence and barks at us, so we are a little scared of him.

Based on the context clues in the paragraph, what is the meaning of vicious?

Amber took a cookie away from her little sister. She tried to conceal the cookie by putting it in her pocket. She did not want her mom to see it.

What is the meaning of the word conceal?

Campbell finished her second piece of cake. She reached for another piece, but her mother stopped her. She said that Campbell had eaten sufficient pieces of cake for one day.

What does the word sufficient mean?

Our dog Twizzler keeps running away. We keep him confined, but he always finds a way out of the backyard. He likes to dig under the fence.

The word confined most likely means the same as

Belinda is very cautious when she crosses the street. She does not want to get hit by a car. She always looks both ways. She walks across when the street is clear.

What is the meaning of cautious in the passage above?

The Henleys are a very reserved couple. They rarely talk to their neighbors, and they don't like to leave their house. They always keep their curtains closed, and they never have visitors. In fact, some of their neighbors have never met them!

Based on the context clues in the paragraph, what is the meaning of reserved?

Scott could not find his glasses anywhere. He worried that he might have thrown them away when he was cleaning his room. He began to rummage through the garbage hoping that he would find them.

What does the word rummage mean?

Since Amanda deferred her vacation, she was able to accomplish more at work first.

Unlike my frugal mother, I don't shop bother shopping at sales or clipping coupons. 

Like the winners at the Olympics, I received accolades from my parents for good grades.

Jeffery decided to sever his friendship with his rude neighbor.

These could make bees more vulnerable so that diseases and pests can harm them more easily.

Each student was allotted two tickets to the game.

When he didn’t understand the instructions, the student asked the teacher to clarify them.

Pete was envious of his brother's new bicycle.

Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice

The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.