At this moment, however, the rooms bore every mark of having been recently and hurriedly ransacked; clothes lay about the floor, with their pockets inside out; lock-fast drawers stood open; and on the hearth there lay a pile of grey ashes, as though many papers had been burned. from these embers the inspector disinterred the butt end of a green cheque book, which had resisted the action of the fire; the other half of the stick was found behind the door; and as this clinched his suspicions, the officer declared himself delighted.

where in the plot is this excerpt found?

resolution

falling action

climax

rising action

Since this particular excerpt is showing clues to a mystery, but also adds even more mystery, as the clues are still not tied to the main story, but are only tidbits that urge a reader to continue reading, so he/she may dig more of the story, and find out where these clues end, the correct answer here would be Rising action.

Explanation:

The reason for this comes from understanding that in a plot sequence, it is during the rising action that clues, tidbits, and even more questions that add to the mystery, begin to be uncovered, but only partially, so that the reader just keeps on reading to find out where all these clues are leading. That is why this is the correct answer.

1- respelling: 2

2-synonym: 6

3- definition: 5

4-entry -word: 1

5-etymology: 4

6-alternate forms: 3

7-illustrative quote: 7

even though there may be variations in human emotions over time, the poem “ a contribution to statistics” by wislawa symborska suggests that the only unchangeable characteristic is mortality.

the author poses a distinction between the approximate and non-approximate numbers which correspond to our need for certainty in life and the difficulty of achieving it. our efforts to measure the exact often fail because the world is not always clearly structured .the poem seems to imply   that the only thing that is certain and has an exact number is death.