Vocabulary

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Vocabulary
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detective

• a person who solves mysteries
• Ed Green is a detective on the television show
  Law and Order.

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specific

• exact
• Mom had to be specific when measuring the flour
  for the cookies.

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positive

• completely sure
• I am positive I want cake for my birthday.

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case

• a mystery or problem a detective is working to
  solve
• The detective is working on the case of the
  missing cookies.

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returned

• brought back
• Scott returned his library book.

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definitely

• sure
• I definitely want to look for the orangutans when
  I visit the National Zoo.

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assistant

• a person who helps someone do a job
• Mom has a new assistant in the kitchen.

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Sherlock Holmes was a famous _________ in a
series of books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

• detective
• specific
• positive
• case
• returned
• definitely
• assistant

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The detectives are working hard to solve the ____.

• detective
• specific
• positive
• case
• returned
• definitely
• assistant

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Ms. Craighead __________ loves to read books
written by Nora Roberts.

• detective
• specific
• positive
• case
• returned
• definitely
• assistant

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A nurse is an _________ for a doctor.

• detective
• specific
• positive
• case
• returned
• definitely
• assistant

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I am ________ soccer is my favorite sport.

• detective
• specific
• positive
• case
• returned
• definitely
• assistant

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I ________ to the Bahamas for my vacation every
summer.

• detective
• specific
• positive
• case
• returned
• definitely
• assistant

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Carpenters must be ________ when cutting wood to
frame a house.

• detective
• specific
• positive
• case
• returned
• definitely
• assistant