CLT Vocabulary: Ideas and Community

Words for knowledge, community, and public life, each in a short sentence.

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Senior reading list

The librarian set aside the novels that belong to the canon of books every senior reads.

  1. 1.As used in the text, what does the word "canon" most nearly mean?

Help beside the clinic

Three members of the faculty stayed to help students in the room next to the clinic.

  1. 2.As used in the text, what does the word "faculty" most nearly mean?

A year of local history

The public library gave a senior a fellowship so she could study neighborhood history for a year.

  1. 3.As used in the text, what does the word "fellowship" most nearly mean?

Frame by the door

The charter of the neighborhood school hangs in a frame by the library door.

  1. 4.As used in the text, what does the word "charter" most nearly mean?

Sharing the nurse

The school and the clinic signed a compact to share the nurse on weekday mornings.

  1. 5.As used in the text, what does the word "compact" most nearly mean?

Night hours

The large town vote gave the council a mandate to keep the small library open at night.

  1. 6.As used in the text, what does the word "mandate" most nearly mean?

Ballot exhibit

The library exhibit showed how the franchise let more neighbors cast a ballot in town elections.

  1. 7.As used in the text, what does the word "franchise" most nearly mean?

A quiet place to rest

The school clinic opened a quiet ward for students who needed to lie down.

  1. 8.As used in the text, what does the word "ward" most nearly mean?

Friday books

It is a neighborhood custom to leave spare books on the library steps each Friday.

  1. 9.As used in the text, what does the word "custom" most nearly mean?

Families on the street

The school festival celebrated the culture of the families who live on the same street.

  1. 10.As used in the text, what does the word "culture" most nearly mean?

Choosing history

History became her discipline after she joined the library research club.

  1. 11.As used in the text, what does the word "discipline" most nearly mean?

Health class reading

The clinic kept a medical journal on the table for students in the health class.

  1. 12.As used in the text, what does the word "journal" most nearly mean?

Association paper

The neighborhood association prints an organ with news of the library and the clinic.

  1. 13.As used in the text, what does the word "organ" most nearly mean?

Short town report

The librarian wrote a digest of the long town report and posted it by the door.

  1. 14.As used in the text, what does the word "digest" most nearly mean?

Path argument

The law student submitted a brief to the town court arguing that the walking path should stay open.

  1. 15.As used in the text, what does the word "brief" most nearly mean?

Speaking for the clinic

The neighborhood clinic hired counsel to speak for it at the town meeting.

  1. 16.As used in the text, what does the word "counsel" most nearly mean?

Free legal help

After law school she joined the bar and offered free help at the neighborhood clinic.

  1. 17.As used in the text, what does the word "bar" most nearly mean?

Hours dispute

The dispute over library hours came before the bench on Monday morning.

  1. 18.As used in the text, what does the word "bench" most nearly mean?

Side door

The court ruled that the clinic could keep its side door open.

  1. 19.As used in the text, what does the word "court" most nearly mean?

Late bus

Parents filed a suit so the school would keep the late bus to the library.

  1. 20.As used in the text, what does the word "suit" most nearly mean?

First item

The case about the shared clinic was the first item on the town court's list.

  1. 21.As used in the text, what does the word "case" most nearly mean?

Clinic lease

The town held a hearing in the library so both sides could present arguments about the clinic lease.

  1. 22.As used in the text, what does the word "hearing" most nearly mean?

Patient list

The charge was that the clinic had posted a list of patients on the library wall.

  1. 23.As used in the text, what does the word "charge" most nearly mean?

Hours of library work

The judge set the sentence at twenty hours of work in the school library.

  1. 24.As used in the text, what does the word "sentence" most nearly mean?

Open on Saturday

The court made an order that the neighborhood clinic stay open on Saturdays.

  1. 25.As used in the text, what does the word "order" most nearly mean?

No food inside

A posted rule tells students to keep food out of the library reading room.

  1. 26.As used in the text, what does the word "rule" most nearly mean?

Weekend clinic plan

Students at the library read the bill that the town council hoped to pass for a weekend clinic.

  1. 27.As used in the text, what does the word "bill" most nearly mean?

A nurse in each school

A new act requires every neighborhood school to keep a nurse in its clinic.

  1. 28.As used in the text, what does the word "act" most nearly mean?

Land beside the library

The neighborhood association holds title to the empty land beside the library.

  1. 29.As used in the text, what does the word "title" most nearly mean?

The old house

The clerk recorded the deed that gave the old house to the public library.

  1. 30.As used in the text, what does the word "deed" most nearly mean?

Oak Street house

Her will left the house on Oak Street to the neighborhood clinic.

  1. 31.As used in the text, what does the word "will" most nearly mean?

Land held for readers

The family placed the corner land in a trust for the public library.

  1. 32.As used in the text, what does the word "trust" most nearly mean?

Trunk of books

The estate included a trunk of books that the heirs gave to the school library.

  1. 33.As used in the text, what does the word "estate" most nearly mean?

Shared building

The clinic kept a half interest in the building it shared with the library.

  1. 34.As used in the text, what does the word "interest" most nearly mean?

New library roof

The town sold a bond to pay for a new roof on the public library.

  1. 35.As used in the text, what does the word "bond" most nearly mean?

Bandage cabinet

The clinic keeps a stock of bandages in the cabinet by the school gym.

  1. 36.As used in the text, what does the word "stock" most nearly mean?

More copies

The school paper raised its circulation by leaving copies in the clinic waiting room.

  1. 37.As used in the text, what does the word "circulation" most nearly mean?

Science magazine

Her subscription brings the science magazine to the school library each month.

  1. 38.As used in the text, what does the word "subscription" most nearly mean?

Money for books

The library received a grant to buy science books for the clinic waiting room.

  1. 39.As used in the text, what does the word "grant" most nearly mean?

Income for books

Income from an endowment pays for new books at the neighborhood library every year.

  1. 40.As used in the text, what does the word "endowment" most nearly mean?

Reading garden

The reading garden is the legacy of a teacher who started the after-school library club.

  1. 41.As used in the text, what does the word "legacy" most nearly mean?

Street festival

The street festival honors the heritage of the families who built the neighborhood school.

  1. 42.As used in the text, what does the word "heritage" most nearly mean?

Children's shelves

A patron paid for the new shelves in the children's room of the library.

  1. 43.As used in the text, what does the word "patron" most nearly mean?

Committee president

She accepted the office of library committee president at the neighborhood meeting.

  1. 44.As used in the text, what does the word "office" most nearly mean?

Clinic desk

He left his post at the clinic desk to walk a student back to class.

  1. 45.As used in the text, what does the word "post" most nearly mean?

Council place

She won a seat on the neighborhood council that oversees the library.

  1. 46.As used in the text, what does the word "seat" most nearly mean?

Leading the committee

The librarian accepted the chair of the library committee.

  1. 47.As used in the text, what does the word "chair" most nearly mean?

Money for libraries

The student delegates visited the house that votes on money for public libraries.

  1. 48.As used in the text, what does the word "house" most nearly mean?

Funds delayed

The upper chamber delayed the decision on funds for the neighborhood clinic.

  1. 49.As used in the text, what does the word "chamber" most nearly mean?

Summer clinic

A lobby of parents asked the council to keep the school clinic open in summer.

  1. 50.As used in the text, what does the word "lobby" most nearly mean?

Places on the council

Her party won most of the places on the council that runs the town library.

  1. 51.As used in the text, what does the word "party" most nearly mean?

Longer hours

The wing that favored longer library hours held a meeting in the school cafeteria.

  1. 52.As used in the text, what does the word "wing" most nearly mean?

Committee candidates

The neighborhood group offered a slate of candidates for the library committee.

  1. 53.As used in the text, what does the word "slate" most nearly mean?

Saturday promise

Neighbors voted for the ticket that promised Saturday hours at the small library.

  1. 54.As used in the text, what does the word "ticket" most nearly mean?

A nurse nearby

Their platform called for a nurse in every neighborhood school clinic.

  1. 55.As used in the text, what does the word "platform" most nearly mean?

Gym election

She won the primary held in the school gym and then spoke about the clinic.

  1. 56.As used in the text, what does the word "primary" most nearly mean?

Opening time

The library class took a poll about whether the clinic should open earlier.

  1. 57.As used in the text, what does the word "poll" most nearly mean?

Library results

The clerk posted the return showing how each street voted on the new library.

  1. 58.As used in the text, what does the word "return" most nearly mean?

Ballots on the tables

Voters in our precinct cast ballots at the tables in the school library.

  1. 59.As used in the text, what does the word "precinct" most nearly mean?

Students' streets

The clinic stands in the quarter where most of the students live.

  1. 60.As used in the text, what does the word "quarter" most nearly mean?

Corner books

Families on our block share the little library on the corner.

  1. 61.As used in the text, what does the word "block" most nearly mean?

Garden behind the clinic

The school garden grows on a plot behind the neighborhood clinic.

  1. 62.As used in the text, what does the word "plot" most nearly mean?

Land next door

The library hopes to buy the empty lot next to the school clinic.

  1. 63.As used in the text, what does the word "lot" most nearly mean?

Between the buildings

Children play in the park between the school and the public library.

  1. 64.As used in the text, what does the word "park" most nearly mean?

Sale in front

The book sale filled the square in front of the public library.

  1. 65.As used in the text, what does the word "square" most nearly mean?

Saturday stalls

The Saturday market sets up in the schoolyard beside the library.

  1. 66.As used in the text, what does the word "market" most nearly mean?

Raising money

The school fair raised money for the clinic and the library.

  1. 67.As used in the text, what does the word "fair" most nearly mean?

Hiring a nurse

The library board voted to hire a nurse for the school clinic.

  1. 68.As used in the text, what does the word "board" most nearly mean?

Schedule talk

A panel of neighbors met at the library to discuss the clinic schedule.

  1. 69.As used in the text, what does the word "panel" most nearly mean?

Students in the library

The student body gathered in the library for the neighborhood meeting.

  1. 70.As used in the text, what does the word "body" most nearly mean?

Room beside the clinic

The new branch of the library opened in a room next to the clinic.

  1. 71.As used in the text, what does the word "branch" most nearly mean?

Reading society

The local chapter of the reading society meets in the school library.

  1. 72.As used in the text, what does the word "chapter" most nearly mean?

Thursday read-aloud

A circle of neighbors reads aloud in the library every Thursday.

  1. 73.As used in the text, what does the word "circle" most nearly mean?

Clinic staff meeting

The clinic staff formed a union and met the school leaders in the library.

  1. 74.As used in the text, what does the word "union" most nearly mean?

Library bookstore

A small company runs the bookstore inside the public library.

  1. 75.As used in the text, what does the word "company" most nearly mean?

Doctor next door

The doctor moved her practice into the clinic beside the high school.

  1. 76.As used in the text, what does the word "practice" most nearly mean?

Bus stop

The bus service stops at the library and then at the neighborhood clinic.

  1. 77.As used in the text, what does the word "service" most nearly mean?

Supplies held

The clinic's imported supplies were held until the duty was paid.

  1. 78.As used in the text, what does the word "duty" most nearly mean?

Booth on the road

Drivers pay a toll at the booth on the road that leads to the school clinic.

  1. 79.As used in the text, what does the word "toll" most nearly mean?

Roof repair

The town approved a levy to repair the school library roof.

  1. 80.As used in the text, what does the word "levy" most nearly mean?

Tax on the land

The library received the assessment of the corner land before the town set the tax.

  1. 81.As used in the text, what does the word "assessment" most nearly mean?

Late book fines

Fines for late books are a small revenue for the public library.

  1. 82.As used in the text, what does the word "revenue" most nearly mean?

Club money

The class play added fifty dollars to the club treasury that buys library books.

  1. 83.As used in the text, what does the word "treasury" most nearly mean?

Hours in the agreement

One provision in the town agreement keeps the clinic open during school hours.

  1. 84.As used in the text, what does the word "provision" most nearly mean?

Funds for a nurse

The council passed a measure that funds a nurse for the school clinic.

  1. 85.As used in the text, what does the word "measure" most nearly mean?

Clinic use

An article in the town laws lets students use the clinic during library hours.

  1. 86.As used in the text, what does the word "article" most nearly mean?

Visit list

The town code requires the school clinic to keep a list of each visit.

  1. 87.As used in the text, what does the word "code" most nearly mean?

Open on election day

The rule in section 4 of the town laws keeps the library open on election day.

  1. 88.As used in the text, what does the word "section" most nearly mean?

Setting the hours

The council has the power to set the hours of the public library.

  1. 89.As used in the text, what does the word "power" most nearly mean?

Storm closing

The health authority closed the school clinic during the storm warning.

  1. 90.As used in the text, what does the word "authority" most nearly mean?

Saturday decision

Students asked for a voice in the decision about Saturday library hours.

  1. 91.As used in the text, what does the word "voice" most nearly mean?

Earlier opening

Each student cast a vote on whether the library should open earlier.

  1. 92.As used in the text, what does the word "vote" most nearly mean?

Meetings in the library

Neighbors defended their right to attend meetings in the public library.

  1. 93.As used in the text, what does the word "right" most nearly mean?

Paper on the wall

The clinic hung its license on the wall beside the school nurse's desk.

  1. 94.As used in the text, what does the word "license" most nearly mean?

Summer borrowing

Seniors have the privilege of borrowing library books for the whole summer.

  1. 95.As used in the text, what does the word "privilege" most nearly mean?

Fine waived

Student volunteers received immunity from the usual library fine during exam week.

  1. 96.As used in the text, what does the word "immunity" most nearly mean?

Locked cabinet

The officer brought a warrant to the clinic before looking through the locked cabinet.

  1. 97.As used in the text, what does the word "warrant" most nearly mean?

Clinic brace

The science club holds a patent on the simple brace designed in the school clinic.

  1. 98.As used in the text, what does the word "patent" most nearly mean?

Requesting a book

The librarian explained the process for requesting a book from another library.

  1. 99.As used in the text, what does the word "process" most nearly mean?

Every visit

The clinic keeps a record of every visit by a student from the school.

  1. 100.As used in the text, what does the word "record" most nearly mean?

Visit sheets

The nurse opened the file of visit sheets kept in the clinic cabinet.

  1. 101.As used in the text, what does the word "file" most nearly mean?

After-school room

The clinic keeps a log of who uses the after-school health room.

  1. 102.As used in the text, what does the word "log" most nearly mean?

Each student

The nurse added an entry for each student who came to the clinic.

  1. 103.As used in the text, what does the word "entry" most nearly mean?

Door message

The teacher left a note on the clinic door saying she would be back from the library soon.

  1. 104.As used in the text, what does the word "note" most nearly mean?

May totals

The nurse wrote a report on how many students used the clinic in May.

  1. 105.As used in the text, what does the word "report" most nearly mean?

Early closing

A notice on the library door said the clinic would close early on Friday.

  1. 106.As used in the text, what does the word "notice" most nearly mean?

New hours

The school sent out a release about the new hours at the neighborhood clinic.

  1. 107.As used in the text, what does the word "release" most nearly mean?

New library name

The clerk pressed the town seal onto the letter that gave the library its new name.

  1. 108.As used in the text, what does the word "seal" most nearly mean?