Deducing meaning of unknown words

The existence of ghosts is controversial. Some people believe they walk among us while some totally deny their existence.

It had been raining hard through the night so the ground was saturated.

The window had been left open during the storm, so the papers on my desk were a soggy mess.

It took us all day to climb to the peak of Mount Mansfield.

After Jill had her wisdom tooth pulled out, the whole side of her face swelled up.

I only glance at the headlines because I rarely have time to read the whole newspaper.

The firefighters arrived promptly and were able to stop the fire from spreading to other houses.

In the morning, you could see the dew in every leaf and every branch.

Many artists make a pencil sketch of their painting before they start to paint it.

I washed the T-shirt in cold water so it wouldn’t shrink.