Is this a idiom the rain was coming down in sheets, obscuring (blocking) the view of far-off cabins and enveloping the distant wood in a gray mist.

Read this excerpt from leah missbach day's foreword to wheels of change.bicycles have long played a role in my life. as a young woman, i rode one year-round before i had a car. but it was later in adulthood that the bicycle became more than a source of transportation for me. the bicycle actually began to truly shape the way i saw the world.what is the author's purpose for including this in the foreword?

According to the article "clemente's impact wanes in puerto rico 40 years after his death," what happens in puerto rico in 2012 to celebrate the anniversary of clemente's 3000th hit?

Match the description to the term. 1. textbooks conference usage 2. elements surround a word which clarify the meaning casual usage 3. the way in which english is used context 4. family and friends frozen usage 5. friends at a football game formal usage 6. teachers and employers intimate usage 7. making an appointment usage