Table B1.

Plausible and Implausible Target Words, preceding Target, and Sentences

Pre-target	Implausible	Plausible	Sentences
wore	plant	dress	For the wedding Linda wore her best outfit. The colorful plant/dress was one of her favorites.
sawed	bolt	blade	Jeremy carefully sawed through a large oak tree in his yard. The steel bolt/blade became dull after only a few minutes.
flew	truck	plane	Last week Kyle flew to visit his family in another city. The large truck/plane was spacious and quickly transported them.
tossed	book	ball	Charles and his friends tossed the new toy outside in the yard. They were upset when the book/ball went over the fence.
washed	broom	sponge	Marcus washed dishes every night to earn his allowance. The new broom/sponge was great for getting rid of the grit.
printed	pencil	paper	Before school Jack printed his report for history class. He became angry when the pencil/paper got stuck.
barked	kitten	puppy	Every day Rover barked at the passing animals on the street. He was the most alert kitten/puppy in the neighborhood.
pounded	handsaw	hammer	In the evening Nicholas pounded two boards together in his garage. His new handsaw/hammer was a really useful tool.
sipped	plate	glass	Tyler cautiously sipped his fresh sweetened tea. He dropped the plate/glass because it was so hot.
slept	boots	sheets	Last night Bobby slept very well for many hours. His new boots/sheets were cozy and comfortable.
rowed	saddle	paddle	Tim and Landon rowed along the river in the park. Tim lost his saddle/paddle in the middle of the river.
threw	jogging	football	Justin threw the ball to his friend during the game. He liked jogging/football more than any other sport.
sewed	wrench	needle	Yesterday evening Jenny sewed patches onto her jeans. Sadly she lost the wrench/needle and could not finish.
stomped	hand	foot	When she got mad Sarah stomped on the floor. It really hurt when her hand/foot hit the ground with such force.
arrested	minister	officer	Today Sean arrested an unruly criminal as everyone watched. As an experienced minister/officer he quickly took control of the situation.
read	movie	novel	Amanda sat outside and read about a man named Arthur. She loved the movie/novel about ancient times.
dug	blower	shovel	To plant a tree Shannon dug a large hole in the ground. Her sturdy blower/shovel helped make the job easy.
poured	shoes	kettle	Michelle poured a fresh cup of coffee for her friend. She dropped the shoes/kettle and got very annoyed.
rode	kayak	taxi	Today Janet rode with her friends to the mall. The yellow kayak/taxi quickly got them to their favorite places.
sailed	bike	boat	They were all happy as they sailed along the coast. The swift bike/boat raced near the beautiful beach.

Note. The Zeno Word List (Zeno et al., 1995) was used to select pre-target and target words. All words are at less than a fifth grade level and the target words in sentence 2 (columns 2 and 3) are matched for word length, morphological complexity and frequency.