Look how this creative kid uses the word of the issue, comb.
Comb can mean:
- a flat tool with a row of teeth used to neaten hair
- a piece of flesh that grows on a chicken’s or a turkey’s head
- to search thoroughly
Illustrations by Lance Lekander
Lance Lekander
I wanted a cool new hairstyle, so I decided to comb through my books for ideas.
Then I saw it: a picture of a rooster with an awesome comb.
The barber is using a comb to make my hair look exactly the same!
Meet Lexie! She time traveled from the ancient world and landed in Storyworks. Lexie loves words—especially ones with Greek and Latin roots. Today she’s using words with the Latin root mem. That means mind or memory. Can you figure out the meaning of the orange words below?
Lance Lekander
Lexie: This memorandum reminds me that I have a big project to work on today.
Lexie: I’m writing my memoir about being a word-loving time traveler. But I can’t find my notes!
Lexie: Aha! Here they are, under the mementos from my summer vacation in Rome.
This article was originally published in the September 2023 issue.
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