Concentrate of Critical Reading: Multiple Meanings and Multiple Entries

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Many words have more than one meaning. We call these multiple meaning words. There are two main types of multiple meaning words:

those that sound alike (also known as homographic homophones, or homonyms) -- "Scale the fish completely before weighing it on the scale."
those that sound different (also known as homographic heterophones, or heteronyms) -- "I drove down the windy road on a windy day."

Within these two main groups, multiple meaning words can have differences:

different capitalization -- "You may see a rainbow in May."
different punctuation -- "I sent my résumé hoping to find a job and resume working."
different parts of speech -- "I like to run" (verb) vs. "I like to go for a run" (noun)
different tense -- "I would like to read the book you just read."
different degrees (literal or figurative) -- "The general ranks above the corporal" vs. "The plane flies above the rooftops."

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