One Word, 3 Ways / Root Power

Look how this adventurous kid uses the word of the issue, bound.

I’m bound for home to eat dinner.

I was bound to be late if I didn’t take the shortcut.

I’ll bound across this creek and make it just in time.

Bound can mean:

• going or planning to go 
• a person who is famous for accomplishing something outstanding
• to walk or run by jumping 

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 dict. That means to say or tell. Can you figure out the meanings of the orange words below?

Lexie: My parrot has excellent dictions.

Polly the Parrot: My name is Polly.

Lexie: I predict she’ll learn new words quickly.

Lexie: My verdict is that Polly is a genius.

Polly the Parrot: Dictate! Benediction! Contradiction! Valedictorian!