When readers use context to figure out the meaning of an unknown word they are doing what: 1‐ using online dictionary to look up an unfamiliar word. 2‐ Using what they do know about the story to guess at a words meaning. 3‐ using the word's parts to figure out what the word means. 4‐ none of the above

Which line from the story of my life by helen keller is an example of a simile? during the whole trip i did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy. i was like that ship before my education began, only i was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. one day, while i was playing with my new doll, miss sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both. child as i was, i at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared dr. bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.

Before odysseus talks about the lotus-eaters and the cyclops, what other events does he refer to? a. the advances of suitors that his wife penelope must fend off b. the attack by poseidon on his ship c. the attack and raid on the land of the cicones d. the nights he spent inside the trojan horse

Which word best describes the meaning of the word putrescent? a. earthy b. floral c. rotten d. strong