Stalemate n. (ˈstāl-ˌmāt) a situation in which neither side can win nor gain an advantage

which sentence uses the definition of the word stalemate given in the dictionary entry?

a. after the stalemate lost focus during the chess match, his opponent pounced and moved closer to victory.

b. the two debate teams were at a stalemate, so the judges decided to call the match a tie.

c. if you are ever faced with a stalemate, experts say that you should first speak with a trusted adult and then, if necessary, notify the police.

d. if you stalemate with a friend, be sure to reconcile before you lose that friendship.

What kinds of images does the word "twinkling" suggest? dirt, earth, poverty, race leaves, trees, green, spring stars, dreams, looking upward, heaven darkness, sadness, loneliness, isolation they eat beans mostly, this old yellow pair. dinner is a casual affair. plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood, tin flatware. two who are mostly good. two who have lived their day, but keep on putting on their clothes and putting things away. and remembering, with twinklings and twinges, as they lean over the beans in their rented back room that is full of beads and receipts and dolls and cloths. tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes.

Even the insistent cough of the woman next to him wasn't enough to draw his eyes away from the tiny type of the ancient book its pages were brittle and felt like they could crumble at the slightest disturbance he noticed the musty odor if each page as he carefully it over.

Ineed with this, i don’t know it’s display or protest