Choose the meaning that gives a positive connotation for “small house.”
Read the excerpt from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.Never in his life had he seen a river before—this sleek, sinuous, full-bodiedanimal, chasing and chuckling, gripping things with a gurgle andleaving them with a laugh, to fling itself on fresh playmates thatshook themselves free, and were caught and held again. All was a-shakeand a-shiver—glints and gleams and sparkles, rustle and swirl,chatter and bubble. The Mole was bewitched, entranced, fascinated.
Use context to determine the correct meaning of the word “state” in the sentence.Listening to several people talk at once left Jerrod in a state of confusion.
Choose the meaning that gives a negative connotation of the word "snake.”
Read the sentence below.The actor on stage used a loud voice so we could hear him clearly.
How is the denotation of a word different from its connotation?
Read the excerpt from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.As he gazed, something bright and small seemed to twinkle down in the heartof it, vanished, then twinkled once more like a tiny star. But itcould hardly be a star in such an unlikely situation; and it was tooglittering and small for a glow-worm. Then, as he looked, it winked athim, and so declared itself to be an eye; and a small face begangradually to grow up round it, like a frame round a picture.
Use context to determine the correct meaning of the word “minor” in the sentence.The brothers had a minor debate over which of them should take out the trash.
Read the sentence below.The bus driver spoke to the rude passenger in an icy voice.
Which denotation best describes this group of words?bright, shiny, airy
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