use the excerpt from out where the West Begins by Arthur Chapman to answer the question about whether hand clasps a little longer out where the smile do I was a little longer that's where the West Begins out where the sun is a little brighter in three to five sentences write about the author's repetitive use of the S sound in it significance in the excerpt use details from the excerpt to support your ideas

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?