"To avoid suspicion, the secret agent had to be discreet and cautious."
"If she had not been discreet, her affair with the governor could have ruined his political career."
These are called context clues.
Could you provide the sentence with the underlined word for context?
commas or dashes
Context clues.
A sentence for the word portend that uses context clues is, "The change in the wind's speed and direction portended the catastrophic hurricane that eventually struck the area."
These are called context clues.
Context clues can help you figure out the meaning of a word in a sentence or paragraph. To use context clues, you read the sentences surrounding the word that you do not know to figure out what it means.
Context clues help you define the definition of the word.
I think you misunderstand context clues. They are clues within a sentence or paragraph that gives clues to the meaning of a word. Your question takes the word "healthy" out of context and what you seem to want is a definition of the word.
Using context clues.
Could you provide the sentence with the underlined word for context?
Context Clues are hints that the author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word. The clue may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers, or it may follow in a preceding sentence.
commas or dashes
Context clues can be categorized into six types: Definition Clues: The word is defined directly in the sentence. Synonym Clues: A synonym is provided to suggest the meaning. Antonym Clues: An opposite word is used to clarify the meaning. Example Clues: Examples are given to illustrate the term. General Context: The overall meaning of the sentence or passage provides hints about the word. Inference Clues: Readers can deduce the meaning based on the surrounding information and their own knowledge.
The stagnant water was unsafe to drink because it was not moving.
Put two and two together
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