What is one of the best ways to look for context clues in order to understand the meaning of a passage? Find the root word in a dictionary and then try to figure it out from there.
Find the meaning of a the word in a dictionary.
Infer meaning by reading between the lines and thinking about the connotation of words.
Read the sentence immediately following the sentence that has the word in it.

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england. simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?

Which sentence uses the past participle form of the verb climb? sean climbed the hill to the house. sean had climbed the hill to the house. sean is climbing the hill to the house. sean climbs the hill to the house.

Which best describes the underlined words in the sentence? in the desert, the stars shine so much brighter than in the city. a. complete predicate b. compound verb c. simple predicate