Select the appropriate synonym or antonym for the underlined word below:
The disease acted quickly, destroying the plant over the course of ten years.
litigiously
vacuously
maladroitly
insidiously

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

Danny went for a long bike ride he covered at least forty miles

Atheme from letter 4 in frankenstein is “friendship is sometimes born in the most unconventional places and situations.” this theme is conveyed through the conversations between walton and frankenstein, and these talks lead them to become confidants and friends. describe a theme from letter 3 of frankenstein and a different theme from letter 4. how are these themes conveyed in each letter? provide evidence from the text to support the themes expressed in each letter.