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The Day Eddie Met the Author. Good Books! Good Times! Surprise. conquer. con. con quer. sounds like k. conquer. By looking at books, the tiger was able to conquer his book-eating problem. When you conquer something, such as a problem or a fear, you win against it and overcome it.
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The Day Eddie Met the Author Good Books! Good Times! Surprise
con quer sounds like k
conquer • By looking at books, the tiger was able to conquer his book-eating problem. • When you conquer something, such as a problem or a fear, you win against it and overcome it. • Do you have to conquer your fear of tests, or do you think that they are fun?
resistance • The tiger showed resistance to eating books. • When you feel resistance, you do not want something to happen. • Do you have a resistance to new foods, or do you like to try everything?
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assembly • An assembly is a group of people who have gathered for a reason. • When we have special visitors at school, we have an assembly.
plenty • If you have plenty of something, you have more than enough. • There was plenty of food, so everyone had enough to eat.
dismiss • To dismiss is to give permission to leave. • If a bad storm is coming, the principal will dismiss school early.
squirmed • If you squirmed in you seat a lot, you kept wiggling around as if you were uncomfortable. • The students squirmed and wriggled in their seats.
The students were tired of sitting and squirmed in their seats.
patchwork • Patchwork is cloth made by sewing together small pieces of different fabrics. • My grandma used scraps of fabric to make a patchwork quilt.
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autographed • If you autographed something, you signed your name on it. • The famous singer autographed my program, signing across her picture.
Open your books to page 54 and read along silently as I read aloud. • Where do you think the assembly was held? Explain. • Would a month be plenty of time to read a book? Why or why not? • What did the students probably begin to do when Mr. Garcia dismissed them? • If some students squirmed, what were they doing?
Look at page 55 and read along silently as I read aloud. • Why does the library table look like a patchwork? • Why was it exciting for winners to get an autographed copy of Ms. Hill’s book?
ponder • Eddie needed to ponder his question before he asked it. • When you ponder, you take time to think about an idea.