<span>Look to see if the author provides an example to illustrate the word's meaning
with context clues you must find </span>e hints that an author gives to help to define<span> a difficult or unusual word. The </span>clue<span> may appear within the same sentence as the word to which it refers, or it may follow in a preceding sentence. </span><span> sometimes you can use context clues to help illustrate the meaning or
There is the : </span><span>Definition/Explanation Clues. Sometimes a word's or phrase's meaning is explained immediately after its use. ...
</span><span>Restatement/Synonym Clues. Sometimes a hard word or phrase is said in a simple way. ...</span>
It emphasizes how severely the bubonic plague affected people and how quickly it killed them. ... It suggests that Europe could have easily avoided the plague if they had not let the ship in to the port.