31 Aug
The word was Determined
One good word a day. Read it, hear it, use it at teatime.
Word of the day31 Aug
Determined
Determined
adjective
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What it means
Firmly decided to do something.
Try it in a sentence
“He was determined to learn his times tables.”
Tap to turn it back
Determined, adjective. Firmly decided to do something. Example: He was determined to learn his times tables.
This week’s words
42 words in the collection
Three minutes at the kitchen table
01
Read it
Say the word together, then break it into the chunks on the card.
02
Mean it
Turn the card over. Can your child explain it back in their own words?
03
Use it
Challenge them to slip it into conversation before bedtime.
Vocabulary grows fastest in conversation.
That is most of what happens in a session with Ms Betty — reading, talking, and noticing words together.
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