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the underlined word is eluded


Which type of context clue can be used to determine the meaning of the underlined word?
After she escaped, Geena the giraffe eluded zookeepers for several hours before she was finally captured.

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Description; because if you didn't know what eluded meant you could understand by reading the description of what is/ has happened.

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Description

Explanation:

Using context clues while reading is a technique that consists of looking at the surrounding information of an unknown word in order to infer the meaning of that word. There are many types of context clues, and the one that can be used to determine the meaning of eluded in the sentence is description: Geena escaped, and she eluded zookeepers for several hours until she was captured. So, by paying attention to the description of the actions, we can infer that to elude means to run away, to evade or to escape from someone or something that is going after you.