Plz help! Why does the narrator “hope that he might witness a murder?”

"I hoped that in walking around after dark I might witness a murder, but for the most part, our neighbors just sat in their living rooms, watching TV."

Select the correct text in the passage. in this excerpt from black beauty by anna sewell, identify the transition word or phrase.

Read the following claim. people likely will continue making new year's resolutions despite often being unable to follow through on them. which selection from the article provides the best support for this statement?

What is the central idea of “the light of gandhi’s lamp”? how does the central idea emerge and develop over the course of the passage? use evidence from the text to support your response. your response should be at least two complete paragraphs.