Which best explains how conflict resolution develops the plot of the story

Aword that characteristics of both a verb and a noun

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read the following excerpt from the novel "oliver twist" by charles dickens. although oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature. if he had been, perhaps he would have been prepared for this. not being prepared, however, it alarmed him the more; so away he went

Which word from the stanza can you use as a clue to determine the meaning of the word vales ?