Use the excerpt to complete the activity.
Now it was my mother’s turn to sigh.
“Look,” I said, to cheer her up. “I’m thinking about shaving the moustache off.” Even though I
wasn’t for a long time.Another discovery: You can build a way of life on postponement.
“Your grandmother probably won’t even recognize you,” she said.And I saw the shadow fall
across her face.
In 1-2 sentences, explain the meaning of postponement in the excerpt, and tell which words
provide the clearest context clue for the word.