Question

determine word meanings using context clues 5 - instruction - level d. every day, the flowers made me sneeze and itch. i sneezed and rubbed my eyes while i watered and weeded. but i kept working. i did not want mrs. alvarezs flowers to die while she was gone. i wanted them to flourish! i was so glad when mrs. alvarez came home. i would no longer have to endure the endless sneezing and itchy eyes. she said, heres a thank - you gift for your hard work. she handed me a big bunch of flowers! look at the meaning of endure in the chart. which clues help you understand what endure means? word: endure. clues: endless sneezing. meaning: to live through something difficult

Explanation:

The text describes the narrator's discomfort from flowers (sneezing and itchy eyes) while taking care of them. The phrase "no longer have to endure the endless sneezing and itchy eyes" implies the narrator was 'living through' this unpleasant experience. "Endless sneezing" is a context - clue showing the difficulty being endured.

Answer:

The context - clues "endless sneezing" help understand that "endure" means "to live through something difficult".