Which is the first step for verifying the word's part of Use a dictionary to Identify the
meaning of a word using context clues?
speech and find synonyms in a thesaurus.
find the definition of the word.
O Look for words and phrases
surrounding the word that give clues about the word's meaning.
O Substitute the definition of the word you have decided on in the sentence to see if it makes sense.
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The first step for verifying the word's part of speech and finding synonyms in a thesaurus is to find the definition of the word.