Read this excerpt from "the contest" by arthur conan doyle:

an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making enquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.
based on the context of the passage, which definition most clearly fits the word insolent?
a.) a critical judgment of someone that is put in acceptable terms
b.) showing rudeness, especially when you should be respectful
c.) seeking revenge for a rude remark by another person
d.) a person who puts on a positive performance under pressure
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Which sentence in this excerpt from frances hodgson burnett’s a little princess shows indirect characterization? it was just then that miss minchin entered the room. she was very like her house, sara felt: tall and dull, and respectable and ugly. she had large, cold, fishy eyes, and a large, cold, fishy smile. it spread itself into a very large smile when she saw sara and captain crewe. she had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him. among other things, she had heard that he was a rich father who was willing to spend a great deal of money on his little daughter. "it will be a great privilege to have charge of such a beautiful and promising child, captain crewe," she said, taking sara's hand and stroking it. "lady meredith has told me of her unusual cleverness. a clever child is a great treasure in an establishment like mine."

Read the excerpt from part 2 of “to build a fire.” to build the fire he had been forced to remove his mittens, and the fingers had quickly gone numb. his pace of four miles an hour had kept his heart pumping blood to the surface of his body and to all the extremities. but the instant he stopped, the action of the pump eased down. which words from the excerpt provide context clues for the underlined word?

Jess wanted to save money to buy a new outfit. jess saved $27.40 in june, $28.90 in july and $21.10 in august. however, she also had to spend $21.60 on school supplies and $45.10 on her dog. if the outfit costs $106.80, how much money does jess still need to save