Read the passage below from "the most dangerous game" and answer the question.
they would be on him any minute now. his mind worked frantically. he thought of a native trick he had
learned in uganda. he slid down the tree. he caught hold of a springy young sapling and to it he fastened his
hunting knife, with the blade pointing down the trail; with a bit of wild grapevine he tied back the sapling.
then he ran for his life. the hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh scent rainsford knew now how
an animal at bay feels.
he had to stop to get his breath. the baying of the hounds stopped abruptly, and rainsford's heart stopped,
too. they must have reached the knife.
what is the meaning of the word baying as it is used in the passage above?
howling
luring
silence
scampering

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival.what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader