"It is a circumstance worth mentioning that each of these three old gentlemen, Mr. Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew, and Mr. Gascoigne, were early lovers of the Widow Wycherly, and had once been on the point of cutting each other's throats for her sake."

In what way is this fact likely to influence the plot of this story?

A) The three men are probably going to go into business together and make a lot of money.
B) The three men are likely to become the best of friends over the course of the story.
C) The three men are likely to fight again since they once were enemies in the past.
D) The three men are all going to turn against Dr. Heidegger and destroy him.

he is suggesting that this widow is a strong woman, who is giving constructive criticism and she has enough to worry about, and she takes care of him, so he does not take it to heart.

breathe, think and analyze the situation, pull them aside and talk to them about it

participle: dressed; modifies: bride.

#1  sara was always tasked with selecting birthday presents for her friends and family because everyone admired her  impeccable taste. 

impeccable (adj): perfect, flawless

#2  they moved to the united states many years ago, but their  insular  attitudes made it difficult for them to socialize. 

insular (adj): isolated; separate

#3  the professor explained the  semantic  relationship between the two nouns used in the sentence. 

semantic (adj): related to words or the meanings of words 

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