Read the sentence below.

try not to [wol] paper.

determine the correct homophone.
waist
waste
wasted
waiste

being surrounded by crimes, poverty, and failing schools as well as his own lack of confidence in his abilities.

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jaxsonmennessey27

o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.

1, cuz the others are too short. plus, it should be "does anyone want icecream? "