And invisible to me because it was so remote and small, flying swiftly and steadily towards me across that
incredible distance, drawing nearer every minute by so
many thousands of miles, came the Thing they were
sending to us, the thing that was to bring so much
struggle and calamity and death to the earth.
Why does Wells call the Martian spacecraft "the Thing"?
A. Because he thinks it is unimportant to the story
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B. Because he doesn't fully understand what it is yet
C. Because he wants to provide a good description of it
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D. Because he is trying to give it a proper name

Select all the correct answers. in which two sentences does the author use an ironic tone toward the subject? a.she had no dowry, no expectations, no way of being known, understood, loved, married by any rich and distinguished man; so she let herself be married to a little clerk of the ministry of public instruction. b.natural ingenuity, instinct for what is elegant, a supple mind are their sole hierarchy, and often make of women of the people the equals of the very greatest ladies. c.the girl was one of those pretty and charming young creatures who sometimes are born, as if by a slip of fate, into a family of clerks. d.she dressed plainly because she could not dress well, but she was unhappy as if she had really fallen from a higher station.

Why witchcraft often the explanation for illness

Fortify is a verb that means “to protect and strengthen.” a fortifications is a that means something that protects.