The Hunger Games: Chapter 3 Context Clues 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. I try to calm me as I try to prepare for the next hour. The time allotted for the tributes to say goodbye to their loved ones. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 2. “Listen to me. Are you listening to me?” She nods, alarmed by my intensity . •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 3. Besides, it isn’t in my nature to down without a fight, even when things seem insurmountable . •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 4. People deal with me, but they are genuinely fond of Prim. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 5. She is not weepy or evasive, instead there’s an urgency about her tone that surprises me. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 6. “They don’t always have bows,” I say, thinking of the year there were only horrible spiked maces that the tributes had to bludgeon one another to death with. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 7. Of course, I’ve never been on a train, as travel between the districts if forbidden except for officially sanctioned duties. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 8. They had lost the ability to enunciate words but could still mimic a range of human vocal sounds, from a child’s high-pitched warble to a man’s deep tones. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 9. Then I wipe my hands on the tablecloth. This makes her purse her lips tightly together. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 10. Neither of our stomachs is used to such rich fare. But if I can hold down Greasy Sae’s concoction of mice meat, pig entrails, and tree bark — a winter specialty —I’m determined to hang on to this. •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: 11. She has dark brown skin and eyes, but other than that, she’s very like Prim in size and demeanor . •Your guess: •Dictionary definition: