What does it mean to "hold the fort"?

Read the following passage and answer the question. So by day she'd weave at her great and growing web - by night, by the light of torches placed beside her, she would unravel all she's done.

When Ralph calls a meeting, he tells the boys about the island. How does he describe it? IN

Which of the following examples shows how the author uses the stylistic device of diction? OA) abundance of puns OB) short, choppy sentences OC) deliberate word repetition OD) embedded Spanish phrases

In such condition, there is no place for industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain; and consequently no culture of the earth, no navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by sea; no commodious building;

What type of word relationship does this analogy show? dissolve::solidify::noise::silence

What connection does the speaker have to the neighbor at this moment? How does the speaker feel when the neighbor gives up on calling the cat? This question is about At Dusk by Natasha Trethewey

As used in sentence 18, the word reflected most nearly means? 18: This reflected blue light is what our eyes recieve, though we say the chair is blue. A: bent around B: allowed through C: bounced back D: absorbed

What was the sole of the first waffle shoe made of

Which of the following is a trait of the third-person limited narrator?

Why is the phrase "hung it" repeated several times in this passage? A. To make the reader better understand the storyB. To emphasize the importance of the eventC. To show that the author feels remorse because of his actionsD.