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READING FOR MEANING
-cHRON-r -TEMPtime
R-R-Kootaten are we goinq to
make it throuqh this s-s-storm?
of the sunny temper smiles'
We rub our temples as dark clouds surround the plane. Our captain
..Don,t let this tempest scare you. Your temporal days aren't over yet! The skies around here are
chronically cloudY."
d
contemporaries in air traffic control'
Soon Rootster slows the tempo of the flight. He talks with his
Big Ben of London' "Time to
The clouds parttemporarily andwe catch a glimpse of the famed
sy
nchro nize out chrqnometers," Rootster says'
tower with the giant bell seems like
Beside our digital watches and laptop computers, the tall clock
clock has accurately
artAnachronism. "On the contrary," our tOur guide replies. 'oBig Ben's
chronicled. the passing of time for over. 125 years'"
extenrporaneous chronolagy ' "ln
As we adjust our personal timepieces, Rootster launches into an
on the radio in 1923, and first
1g59, the bell rang from the tower for the first time. It was broadcast
appeared on TV in 1949 . . -"
ROOTING FOR MEANING
-cHRON-r -TEMP-
the root meaning (time) in
Write definitions for the boldfaced words. Refer to a dictionary. Include
each definition.
Example: contemPorary-living in the same time, current
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