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4. In the section titled “A Burger with Your Fries, the
author writes: “I was driving through a feedlot, with
tens of thousands of animals bellying up to a concrete
trough that ran along the side of the highway for
what seemed like miles." Using context clues, what do
these words mean? What do these words help the
reader understand about where hamburgers come
from? 4 pts.
5. In the section titled "T

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Answer and Explanation:

1. The context clues allow the reader to understand that the animals were being taken in something long, narrow and straight, which stretched along the horizon, as it was many kilometers long.

2. This helps readers understand that hamburgers come from beef and that these animals must be slaughtered for the hamburger to be made. This slaughter is carried out by taking the animals on a concrete chute where they are taken one by one to be killed.

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