T.D. Shorts
Vocabulary

Using Context Clues

Define the underlined word in each sentence in the space below the sentence or write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.


1. The Okanagan Valley was a pristine land with few settlers in the area.
   
2. What the valley needed was an entrepreneur.
   
3. These ventures also ended in failure.
   
4. The steamboat ran out of fuel just seven miles from her final destination.
   
5. This new boat was the start of commercial traffic on Okanagan Lake.
   
6. The 150-mile trip was exhausting work.
   
7. The boat could carry cargo weighing up to 5,000 pounds.
   
8. Shorts was not impressed by wealth.
   
9. He obtained 320 acres of land in the area that is now called Fintry.
   
10. He would often hold a grudge against people who offended him.
   


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