Read
each sentence below and determine the part of speech of the underlined word.
Then, choose the dictionary meaning that best defines the word and write its
part of speech and meaning number in the blanks.
1. As she relived the suffering, fear and humiliation of the past 30 years,
tears rolled down her cheeks.
Part of speech (
Noun )
Meaning number (
Both
1 and 2, in The Random House College Dictionary )
2. I'd say I wanted to go to the toilet, or pretend to cry.
Part of speech (
Verb
)
Meaning number (
2
in The Random House College Dictionary )
3. Afterward, as I paced around my little room, I started to feel like a
fool.
Part of speech (
Verb
)
Meaning number (
15
in The Random House College Dictionary )
4. Another Village neighbor was a handsome young singer who ran a struggling
restaurant.
Part of speech (
Verb
)
Meaning number (
67
in The Random House College Dictionary )
5. I could picture myself once again huddled over the typewriter in that
cold, bleak, one-room apartment.
Part of speech (
Verb
)
Meaning number (
14
in The Random House College Dictionary )
6. The river was set on gravel which let the water through.
Part of speech (
Verb
)
Meaning number (
1
in The Random House College Dictionary )
