Chapter 2 Words Directions: Use context clues in the following sentences to guess the meaning of the underlined words; then,look up the word's definition in the dictionary. 1. Somewhere far away, I can hear the crowd murmuring unhappily as they always do when a twelve-year-old gets chosen because no one thinks this is fair. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 2. The girl who five years ago stood huddles with her mother and sister, as he presented her, the oldest child, with a medal of valor . •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 3. I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 4. Clearly hoping to contain her tenuous hair situation, she plants one hand on her head as she crosses to the ball that contains the boys' names [...]. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 5. The district had given us a small amount of money as compensation for his death [...]. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 6. Starvation is never the cause of death officially. It's always the flu, exposure, or pneumonia. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 7. My knees buckled and I slid down the tree trunk to its roots. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 8. The boy never even glanced my way, but I was watching him. Because of the bread, because of the red weal that stood out on his cheekbone. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 9. And more than once, I have turned in the school hallway and caught his eyes trained on me, only to quickly flit away. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 10. Exactly how am I supposed to work in a thank-you in there? Somehow it just won't seem sincere if I'm trying to slit his throat. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: