READING 2 OF 23 focus words
Context study 2
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
The storyteller could beguile a restless audience within minutes. The beneficent patron paid for the village well. She chose to bequeath her books to the school.
The advertisement sought to beguile buyers with an impossible promise. A beneficent decision opened the garden to everyone. The composer hoped to bequeath a lasting musical tradition to the town.
Before you move on
Look away from the passage. Can you explain each focus word in your own words?
Original fictional passages for vocabulary practice.