Determine the intended meaning of the underlined word by using context clues: as the sun begins to fade over the vast, flat terrain, the convoy slowly snakes around through orchards filled with row upon row of almond trees stretching as far as the eye can see. a. a group c. intruder b. animals d. none of the above

Will mark as brainliest excerpt from the christmas carol: use this information to deepen your understanding of the character. oh! but he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. the cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shriveled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. a frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. he carried his own low temperature always about with him; he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn’t thaw it one degree at christmas. race: use this organizational method to guide your writing- r – restate the prompt a – answer the prompt/questions c – cite evidence e – explain the evidence write your response here:

What are the central ideas in anne bradstreets as weary pilgrim, now at rest

Who is ¨ the guilty party¨ at the end of the text, and how do his actions contribute to the storys theme?