READING 2 OF 23 focus words
The veteran reader
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
The venerable announcer opened the studio door in paint-spattered slippers. Her jovial greeting put the nervous assistant at ease.
Before she would tell them a name, she wanted to hear how the two accounts could dovetail. She had written one as a joke and the other as a correction.
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.