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vocabulary in Context

1. In the following excerpt, what does the word clutches mean?

"We freshmen." Darrell turned the phrase over in his mind ... He held on to that simple phrase the

way a drowning person clutches a rope.

Write a description, of 200 to 220 words, of a dance or music performance that you have seen either live or on screen.

Read the sentence. The governor himself wrote that he saw nothing unusual. Which word in the sentence is an intensive pronoun? himself that he nothing

What is Romeo's reaction to banishment?

Why does Tom say he ran from authorities in spite of his innocence? What does his answer suggest about his faith in the judicial system? (CH 19 of To Kill A Mockingbird)

In what ways does sexton poem engine the painting? What parts of the painting does she emphasize?

Eddie gave the eulogy at his grandfather's funeral, in which he paid tribute to his grandfather's accomplishments as a Marine. The audience expected to hear this tribute because of the reason they were gathered. Eddie's eulogy suited the a. setting.

Romeo and Juliet ... 1. What does Juliet express about Tybalt? What is the source of her conflicting emotions? 2. What does Friar Lawrence report to Romeo? How does he counsel Romeo about being a man?

Why is the city a symbol or why is it not a symbol? The story In His Steps

Look at the narrator's description of Harrison and the ballerina. What simile does the narrator use to describe the couple? How does this simile serve as an element of foreshadowing?

That's when we saw the girl. She was shrieking - a distressing painful cry, just like a bird who's seen an empty nest, its fledglings gone.