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Directions: Use context clues to find the meaning of the following words from
paragraph 6 of “Shrouded in Myth”.
Word and Sentence Where It is
Found
Hurtling: “As he prepared to
throw it, he lost control and the
heavy disk went hurtling into the
crowd, striking a man and killing
him.”
Tragic: “Alas, the tragic prophecy
had proved true—the dead
spectator was Acrisios.”
Spectator: “Alas, the tragic
prophecy had proved true—the
dead spectator was Acrisios.”
Context Clues
Meaning