The weather was so bad. The tornado, or swirling wind cloud, swept across the field.
What is a tornado?
What is a swirling wind cloud?
The meadow was full of wildflowers. There were not many large plants, and trees were sparse.
What does sparse means?
What is few?
Leela only wanted to help, but unfortunately, her speech had the opposite effect and escalated the argument.
What does escalated mean?
What is made it worse or worsened?
Luke was compensated for the yard work he had done over the summer. He spent the money he had earned on a new bike.
What does compensated mean?
What is paid or earned?
After Lilly left home for college, her dad tried to sell the computer games she had played when she was little. However, he soon found out they were obsolete.
What does obsolete mean?
What is out of date?
Another round of applause, or clapping, was given to the winner of the contest.
What does applause mean?
What is clapping?
The artist had used vivid colors in the painting, which made it stand out in the dull room.
What does vivid mean?
What is bright?
The moon illuminated the sky so much that we did not need our flashlights.
What does illuminated mean?
What is lit up?
People always comment how much A Jaida resembles her mother. They have the same eyes, hair, and smile.
What does resemble mean?
What is looks like?
Mrs. Jones was nervous about flying on an airplane. She had never flown before. Her daughter reassured her by telling her that planes are very safe.
What does reassured mean?
What is comforted?
A glacier is a large sheet of ice. It has carved mountains as it moves slowly the land.
What does glacier mean?
What is a large sheet of ice?
Aurora liked her new laptop computer because it was so light and portable. She took it with her everywhere.
What is movable?
A'Mylah looked at the immense pile of laundry and wondered how her family could go through so many close in a week.
What does immense mean?
What is huge?
Anna wasn't exactly sure when to arrive, but she thought the approximate time would be around 5:00.
What does approximate mean?
What is around?
The substitute teacher was exasperated because she could not get the students to stop talking and listen.
What does exasperated mean?
What is frustrated?
Alexandra and Helena tried the new way to draw, but reverted, or went back, to their old way.
What does reverted mean?
What is go back?
The children danced to the music with merry jubilation.
What does jubilation mean?
What is delight?
Tahel was astonished when she walked through the door. All her friends had come to her birthday. What a wonderful surprise!
What does astonished mean?
What is surprised?
The eagle swooped down and grabbed the mouse with his sharp talons. His sharp claws picked it up and he flew away.
What does talons mean?
What is sharp claws?
Paul approached the snake cautiously. He thought it was dead, but he didn't know for sure.
What does the word cautiously mean?
What is carefully?
Finn taught Ediel how to play baseball numerous, or many, times last year. Ediel started to like the game as much as Finn does.
What does numerous mean?
What is many?
Uma could smell the aroma of freshly baking bread as soon as she walked into the kitchen.
What does aroma mean?
What is scent?
It was cold at the summit of the mountain, but the view was unbelievable from the top!
What does summit mean?
What is the top?
Shyla was sad that she would have to decline the party invitation, but she couldn't go.
What does decline mean?
What is turn down or say no?
he principal dictated that all students would be required to follow the school dress code.
What does dictated mean?
What is told or commanded?