Match each underlined word to its correct meaning based on the context of the sentence. tom had long been picking his way cautiously through this treacherous forest; stepping from tuft to tuft of rushes and roots, which afforded precarious footholds among deep sloughs. it was a dreary memento of the fierce struggle that had taken place in this last foothold of the indian warriors. he was sulky, however, and would not come to terms: she was to go again with a propitiatory offering, but what it was she forbore to say. at this propitious time of public distress did tom walker set up as a usurer in boston. favorable arrowboth conciliatory arrowboth dangerous arrowboth bleak arrowboth

On november 17, 1968, football fans across the united states sat glued to their televisions. a close game between two top teams—the new york jets and the oakland raiders—was being broadcast. when the jets pulled ahead with only fifty seconds remaining, viewers went wild. but then, just as the raiders were bringing the ball across midfield, the game disappeared from the screen! in its place, a previously scheduled children's movie, heidi, started playing. callers flooded the tv network's phone lines, but it was too late. the raiders scored two touchdowns in the very final moments—touchdowns that were unseen by all but west coast viewers. as a result of the interrupted event, dubbed "the heidi game," television networks began delaying their regularly scheduled programs until football games had ended.

What was noras point of view on what her parents were doing in keeping freedom in the family?

He contains the main idea in a paragraph. a. thesis statement b. first sentence c. declarative statement d. topic sentence