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Which sentence uses this meaning of patient?

patient adjective calm and not rushed

Dad said he's always patient when he deals with difficult customers.

The doctor examined the patient for any signs of illness.

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Which sentence uses this meaning of diamond?

diamond noun an expensive precious stone

Becky found a diamond bracelet at the bus stop and gave it to the police.

The diamond was too wet to play on, so the baseball game was canceled.

Some words have more than one meaning.

The light hurts my eyes.

Feathers are very light.

Sometimes the different meanings even sound different.

The actors leaned over and took a bow.

In this sentence, bow rhymes with how.

The girl tied a bow in her hair.

In this sentence, bow rhymes with low.

Words with more than one meaning are called multiple-meaning words or homographs.

The word diamond has more than one meaning. The question asks for this meaning:

diamond noun an expensive precious stone

Decide which sentence uses that meaning. Look at the first answer choice.

Becky found a diamond bracelet at the bus stop and gave it to the police.

Here, diamond means an expensive precious stone. This is the correct answer.

Look at the second answer choice.

The diamond was too wet to play on, so the baseball game was canceled.

Here, diamond means a baseball field. The question did not ask for this meaning. This is not the correct answer.

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