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Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple words and phrases
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase
Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word
Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown with the same root
Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, (print and digital)
Demonstrate understanding of word relationships of nuances in word meanings
Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (eg. take steps)
Identify real life connections between words and their use (eg. describe people who are friendly)
Distinguish shades of meaning among related words (eg. knew, believed, suspected)
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).