Read the dictionary entry.
stun \ stən \ verb 1. knock unconscious 2. daze 3. astonish or shock 4. unable to react
Which definition best matches the meaning of stunned in the following sentence?
His pink, peaked nose and peculiar hairstyle emerged as the only visible features. This surreal sight left her momentarily stunned
A Definition 1
B Definition 2
C Definition 3
D Definition 4
Definition 4
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" " Quotation Marks
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Febuary
February
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April
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"Ouch! "Boom!" "Pow!" are all examples of what?
onomatopoeia
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a word that describes the action.
correct the spelling...
persavere
persevere
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My sister and I took turns looking out the window.
My sister and I
Read this information about the word perplexed.
from Latin per-, meaning “through,” and plexus, meaning “interwoven”
This information helps the reader understand that the word perplexed in the following sentence means-
Perplexed by the mention of Kansas, the Witch of the North wondered, "I do not know where Kansas is. I have never heard that country mentioned before. But tell me, is it a civilized country?"
A worried
B unusual
C complicated
D confused
D confused
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Adverb
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I told them to wash there hands.
their
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Adriano, Jane Goodall, Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Chan, Leonardo di Vinci
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Me and Ericka are going to canada next weekend.
Canada (proper nouns are capitalized)
Ericka and I are going to Canada next weekend.
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The water spilling over was the affect of the children horse-playing.
effect
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The part of the plot where the conflict is solving.
a synonym of a book
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The path behind the abandoned barn is overgrown, but it is the quickest way to get to the meadow.
What is abandoned, overgrown, quickest
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exhaust
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