What is the meaning behind the sarcasm in this passage? a. the speaker thinks the opponent will be impressed with his skating b. the speaker has little confidence in his ability to play hockey c. the speaker really wants to join the ice hockey team d. the speaker is jealous of tom's athletic ability apex

Which pair of words has similar denotation but different connotations?

1. saved aronnax from drowning "an incident" 2. speed of the nautilus man-of-war 3. next to captain nemo conseil 4. electricity vigo bay 5. "a coral tomb" 20,000 leagues 6. the nautilus runs aground nemo's "thunderbolt" 7. episodes are connected by aronnax's quarters 8. captain nemo's "bank" cause 9. distance aronnax traveled on the nautilus "a fine death for a sailor" 10. captain nemo sinks for revenge 50 miles per hour

How does the author characterize theseus in the story? cite evidence from the text in your response