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A Word a Day
sample
Michael asked for a sample of rocky-road
noun ice cream so he could find out if he liked
A sample is a small the flavor.
A
amount of something
that shows what the Why might a store give free samples?
rest is like. • so shoppers will try products
• so shoppers will buy larger amounts next time
• to do a good deed
• to make money
Have you ever been in a supermarket when someone was
giving out free samples of food to shoppers? What foods
were they letting people taste?
Tell about other samples that you have seen at home or
in stores.
dazzle
The ice skater dazzled the audience when she
verb jumped into the air and twirled around.
You dazzle people
when you amaze and What might you say to someone who dazzled you?
impress them. • “Wow! You’re amazing!”
• “That’s the most incredible performance I’ve ever seen!”
• “That’s easy—anyone can do that!”
• “How in the world did you do that?”
• “That’s boring!”
Tell about someone you saw who dazzled you.
Think of something you could do that might dazzle people.
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