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Letter to President Theodore Roosevelt (July 17, 1903)
Assigned by: Julie Ford
Due: Mar 4, 2026 11:59 PM
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Read the following dictionary entry:

strike
strike \ strīk
noun
a sudden military attack
a collective refusal to work organized by a group of employees
verb
to hit someone purposefully and forcefully
(of a disaster, disease or other problem) to occur suddenly and cause harm

Which definition most closely matches the meaning of strike as it is used in paragraph 2? Write the correct definition of strike here and explain how you figured out the proper meaning.

Answer 1

I don’t have paragraph 2 here, so I can’t pick the exact meaning for you. Can you paste the sentence or paragraph that uses strike? If you do, I’ll choose the correct definition and write the explanation.

While you paste it, here’s a short guide and a ready-to-use template so you can answer quickly once you have the text:

How to decide which definition fits
- Look for nearby words that name people or groups (workers, union = collective refusal to work).
- Look for words about battle, enemy, army, or attack (military meaning).
- Look for a direct object that’s a person or thing being hit (verb “to hit”).
- Look for words about disaster, illness, or sudden harm (disease/disaster meaning).

Answer template you can use
- Definition: [paste the exact dictionary definition you choose]
- Explanation: [point to the context clues in paragraph 2 (specific words or phrases) and explain how they match the chosen definition]

Examples (fill in with the actual line from paragraph 2)
- If paragraph 2 says “the miners went on strike,” use:
- Definition: “a collective refusal to work organized by a group of employees.”
- Explanation: The word miners and the phrasing went on indicate workers stopping work; that matches the labor-strike meaning.
- If paragraph 2 says “a storm struck the coast,” use:
- Definition: “(of a disaster, disease or other problem) to occur suddenly and cause harm.”
- Explanation: “Storm” and “coast” tell us something harmful happened suddenly to a place, so the disaster meaning fits.
- If paragraph 2 says “he struck him with a club,” use:
- Definition: “to hit someone purposefully and forcefully.”
- Explanation: The direct object him and the instrument club show the verb means to hit.

Paste the paragraph and I’ll give the exact answer you need.