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Unit One
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Chapter 2: Death of the Big Top
Vocabulary in Context
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Directions
Click on the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out the word’s meaning.
Question
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Question 1.
exploit
(
ĕ
ks-ploit
)
-verb
At the turn of the century, factory owners
exploited
children by making them work in terrible conditions for as many as eighteen hours a day.
Although Ricky is the English teacher’s son, he refuses to
exploit
his status. He works as hard as anyone else in the class.
A 1910 photograph of a child
exploited
by cotton mill owners
Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons
Exploit
means
a. to forget.
b. to take advantage of.
c. to be sad about.
A 1910 photograph of a child
exploited
by cotton mill owners
Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons
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